e briefed on the shooting said.

In Oregon, a person must be 18 to buy rifles and shotguns and 21 to purchase a handgun. Those under 18 can possess non-handgun weapons if they have parental consent. It's unclear if the shooter had consent to use his mom's weapon.

6 Cops sealed off the scene at the elementary school after three students and a teacher were killed. REUTERS

Bend La Pines school district previously banned all people, including those with concealed handling licences, from carrying firearms on district property, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported in 2022.

A separate provision of state law does allow lawfully possessed guns on school grounds if they are unloaded and locked in a vehicle, the outlet reported.

Krantz has warned the investigation into the shooting will be  long  and there has been an outpouring of grief among officials.

6 Mourners lit candles and wrote messages at a vigil held following the shooting. REUTERS

Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-Oregon) lamented,  our kids are getting shredded. 

 The most heartbreaking thing, as the details have surfaced, is that we have a child involved in the killing of other children,  she told CNN's Anderson Cooper Thursday.



 Multiple families are being impacted. This continues to happen. 

6 Community members grieve during the candlelight vigil. Getty Images

Meanwhile, former Bend Mayor Jeff Eager said,  You can't imagine that it happens here. 

 Bend is a place that people move to from bigger cities,  he told CNN.

 They move here because it's relatively safe here, they move here because we have schools you can walk your kids to. 

6 People leave a family meeting area following the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, Oct. 16, 2026, in Bend, Ore. AP Photo/Joe Kline

Tina Kotek, the Oregon governor, thanked the community member who   heroically intervened to ⁠stop further loss of life  but said no one  should have to live through this kind of day. 

 And as we learn more about the children and the adults who have been killed or injured, and their families and their ​loved ones, we are going to do a lot of crying, and we are going to cry together, and we're probably going to cry privately,  she said.

With Post wires