'The New York Times' says the Manhattan shooter was 'committed.' That's not true.

"Before Park Ave. Shooting," says the headline over a New York Times story published this week, "Nevada Police Had Gunman Committed." If so, that means Shane Devon Tamura, who killed four people before committing suicide at a Manhattan office building on July 28, was disqualified from possessing firearms under both federal and Nevada law. Yet last week, the Times reported that Tamura "obtained a firearm legally in his home state of Nevada even though he had a documented history of mental health problems." The headline: "Gunman's Mental Health History Did Not Prohibit Gun Purchase."

What gives? In 2022 and again in 2024, Tamura was subject to a "mental health crisis hold," which Nevada law authorizes when police, based on "personal observation," have "probable cause to believe" that someon