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It’s been a year since the shooting of security guard Bradley Haas in New Hampshire Hospital’s lobby, and some people within the facility continue to process their grief from that day.
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A push to add mental health records to the federal background check system fell short this year in the Legislature.
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According to state investigators, John Madore obtained the pistol he used to kill New Hampshire Hospital security guard Bradley Haas from a dealer in Barrington in February 2020.
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The Bradley Haas Act is named after former Franklin Police Chief Bradley Haas, who was killed last year during a shooting at the New Hampshire Hospital, was initially introduced to offer a $100,000 death benefit to Haas’ family.
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The measure would require the state to share the names of people involuntarily committed to psychiatric facilities with the FBI’s gun database used in background checks.
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Federal law prohibits anyone who has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution from possessing a firearm, and purchasing guns through a licensed dealer requires a background check that asks about such hospitalizations. However, New Hampshire does not provide mental health records to the national database that is used for background checks.
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Law enforcement from multiple departments joined state officials and family members on Monday for a celebration of life service for Bradley Haas, 63, who died following the shooting on Nov. 17.
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A man opened fire in the lobby of the state psychiatric facility last Friday, killing a security guard. Neighbors say they never expected this kind of incident to happen so close to home.
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Two people were shot and killed, including the gunman, in a confrontation inside the lobby of the secure psychiatric facility in Concord Friday afternoon.
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Officials say the new facility will house patients who are currently sent to the prison system for treatment.