A reclusive Austrian billionaire, he created the handgun worn by two-thirds of America’s police officers and the security forces of at least 48 countries.
Such data, in the rare instances it has been publicly released, has illuminated the pathways through which legally manufactured and lawfully sold firearms are obtained by criminals.
The mother had pleaded guilty in August to a charge of felony child neglect in connection with her son’s access to a handgun that he used in the shooting.