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The high-powered weapons that
Adam Lanzaused in his murderous rampage weren't routinely locked up in his home even though his mother knew he had serious psychological problems, a close family friend told the Daily News.
Investigators are focusing on whether Lanza had a “psychotic break” before he murdered his mother, then shot to death 26 children and staffers at Sandy Hook Elementary School last month, the friend said.
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Nancy Lanza had brought her son to a psychiatrist and pushed him to get out of the house as he became increasingly antisocial, according to the friend.
“He would act like a child. He would scream and shout when she brought up getting out of the house (instead of) spending hours and hours playing video games,” the friend said.
Newtown killer Adam Lanza had a "psychotic break," investigators believe before he killed his mom Nancy Lanza and 26 students and staffers at the Sandy Hook Elementary School last month. (NBC 4 NEW YORK)
Despite the warning signs, in the months before the massacre, Nancy Lanza didn’t secure her arsenal, which included the Bushmaster XM-15 used by her son in the slaughter, along with a 10-mm. Glock handgun, a 9-mm SIG Sauer handgun and four rifles.
“They weren’t under lock and key,” said the friend, who last saw the guns months before the Dec. 14 rampage. “She kept her stuff (the guns) all together in a closet.”
Lanza’s mental health was the focus of a recent interview the Connecticut State Police conducted with the family friend as authorities investigate the Sandy Hook slaughter.
“They told me they think he had a psychotic break and were asking if Nancy mentioned anything (to me) about Adam not taking his medications,” the friend told The News.
Experts say a psychotic break occurs when a person experiences a loss of contact with reality that usually includes delusions or hallucinations.
The friend couldn’t provide the police with any new information.
“He was on some serious medications to help deal with his issues, but (Nancy) never told me what they were or if he stopped taking them,” the friend said.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said the importance of securing weapons is “well recognized by responsible gun owners.”
If Nancy Lanza’s failure to secure her guns played a role in the Newton tragedy, he said, “Maybe it serves as a lesson for people who may not follow those basic rules of safety that responsible gun owners follow.”
Lanza, 20, fatally shot his mother before blasting his way into the Newtown, Conn., school.
After he murdered 20 children and six staffers with a military-style rifle, he committed suicide as police approached.
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