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I don't see any statements from the killer's family blaming the NRA or gun lobbies for what their son did. From what they did say I take it to mean that the family was shocked that their son went the gun route since they (the family) are against guns (whatever that means), and support gun-control laws. As parents, they expected their child felt the same way, so they were surprised that he used guns (in addition to knives and his car) as deadly weapons.
The family DID emphasize the mental illness of the killer, how they couldn't get an adequate response to that risk. That seemed to be their major concern.
Same with parent, despite about own the guns and locked in storage since I was born in 1987, so they don't want me and my sister to have access to guns and they told me that is better to not have guns. My parent never been burglarized in their life. They were okay with federal assault weapon ban that passed in 1994. My parent was surprised after I expressed that I support Second Amendment and interest to own the pistol and shotgun, but they told me that I have vision issue and not good idea for me to be armed.