NEW: Waffle House shooter had AR-15 taken after incident at the White House; Guess how he got it back?

According to new reporting, the suspected shooter at a Waffle House in Tennessee was also arrested by the Secret Service in July for being in the wrong place at the White House.

NEW INFO about suspected shooter: Travis Reinking was arrested by Secret Service in July for being in restricted area of White House. AR-15 used today had been seized after that, but IL law enforcement returned it to his father who gave it back to Reinking. pic.twitter.com/owdzbe0GaI

— Natalie Allison (@natalie_allison) April 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/DianneG/status/988137062481133568

Oh, so his incident at the White House led to his AR-15 and other firearms being taken away from him. But he got the AR-15 back. Interesting.

But tell us more about how gun laws work. https://t.co/veghHllPqP

— The?FOO (@PolitiBunny) April 22, 2018

Just wild how the NRA forced his dad to give him a rifle after the police took it away https://t.co/UsfzQ4wrUN

— Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) April 22, 2018

Right?

Editor’s Note:  The headline has been updated.