Reed Wischhusen, 32, had a 'macabre interest' in mass shootings and had guns at his home.
A man with a "macabre interest" in mass shootings amassed firearms and wanted "revenge" on his former classmates before planning to attack a police HQ, a court has heard.It is alleged he built up an "armoury" of homemade weapons, including pistols, sub-machine guns and grenades.
After four months in hospital, he was arrested. Mr Wischhusen denies having an explosive substance with intent to endanger life, having an explosive substance, possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life, possessing ammunition with intent to endanger life and possessing a prohibited firearm without a certificate. He has admitted possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, possessing a prohibited firearm and possessing ammunition without a firearm certificate.Jonathan Rees KC, prosecuting, told the court: "his quiet house contained a dark secret. "Mr Wischhusen, who had a macabre interest in infamous killers such as Thomas Hamilton of Dunblane, and also in mass shootings and bombings such as the Columbine Shooting, set about attempting unlawfully to build - in his own words - a 'small armoury' of firearms. The jury heard he had written a 1,700 word document, saying: "Revenge is on my mind, it's a powerful motivator." His alleged plan was to kill 10 people using a converted pistol, listing former classmates, teachers and police staff as targets - people he believed had wronged him in the past.Mr Rees said Wischhusen took "real, concrete steps" to compile the weapons and that his writings about them were "no fantasy at all". Finally, it is alleged he planned to attack the Avon and Somerset Police headquarters in Portishead, near Bristol, with pressure cooker bombs and sub-machine guns before killing himself.
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