Nashville school shooter obtained guns legally, hid them from parents

An assailant who killed three 9-year-old students and three adult staff members during a shooting at a private Christian grade school in Nashville obtained the guns used in the attack legally, according to police.

Police Chief John Drake at a news briefing on Tuesday said that the assailant had purchased seven weapons legally from five different stores, including two assault weapons and a handgun used in Monday’s assault.

Police have identified the attacker as Audrey Elizabeth Hale. Hale had been receiving care from a doctor for an “emotional disorder,” according to Hale’s parents.

Hale’s parents did not feel that Hale should possess guns, Drake said. Hale sold