Cenk Uygur
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Mentally Ill Murderer Had Guns Taken Away, Given Back
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March 19, 2016
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March 19, 2016
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5:59Now PlayingA mentally ill Milwaukee man had his guns taken away by the state. It had to give them back for legal reasons. The man then murdered three people. Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Eight years ago, Greenfield police confiscated two firearms from Dan J. Popp after he sensed demons and witchcraft in his mother's house, and said he believed unknown people were plotting to murder him.
Greenfield police took a Bushmaster assault rifle and a 9mm handgun from the home — where Popp also lived — in the February 2008 incident, and transported him to Milwaukee County's Mental Health Complex on an emergency detention.
Those weapons were turned over to Popp's brother six months later.
Investigators have said a rifle and a handgun were found at the scene of a triple homicide on March 6 in Milwaukee. They would not say whether those were the same guns once confiscated from Popp, the suspected shooter.”*
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