In a shocking turn of events, a trained firearms expert from the U.S. Army Reserves is suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting in Lewiston, Maine.

The attack left 22 people dead and dozens injured at two locations: Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant and Sparetime Recreation.

The suspected gunman, Robert Card, was described in a state police bulletin as “a trained firearms instructor believed to be in the Army Reserve stationed out of Saco, ME.”

The bulletin also shed light on Card’s troubling mental health history.

It stated that he “recently reported mental health issues to include hearing voices and threats to shoot up the National Guard Base in Saco, ME.”

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Moreover, Card had been committed to a mental health facility for two weeks during the summer of 2023 before being released.

Normally, this kind of involuntary commitment to a mental health facility would prevent someone from legally owning or using guns.

Federal law, as clarified by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), says, “Any person who has been ‘adjudicated as a mental defective’ or ‘committed to a mental institution’ is prohibited under Federal law from shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing any firearm or ammunition.”

Federal agencies, including the FBI, the ATF, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), are now working with local and state police to investigate this tragic event.

The case is raising serious questions about the mental health system. How was Card able to access firearms despite his mental health history and the existing laws?

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