A gunman accused of planning a mass capturing had designed a rocket launcher to fireplace a chemical weapon at police, a court docket heard.
Reed Wischhusen, 32, mentioned the ballistic projector would comprise a “thoughts management substance” primarily based on weapons developed by Russia.
The Lidl warehouse employee instructed his trial at Bristol Crown Court docket he “rapidly gave up on the concept” and by no means bought the supplies to construct the weapon – describing the challenge as “fantasy”.
Wischhusen is accused of possessing explosives, firearms and ammunition, which had been found when police searched his residence.
Throughout the search, he tried to take his personal life within the lavatory with a pistol he had hidden in his coat however when that failed, he ran at armed officers pointing the gun at them and hoping they might “end the job”.
The cops fired thrice – hitting him twice – as he ran down the steps of his residence in Somerset.
The jury has beforehand been instructed Wischhusen was fascinated with mass shootings and notorious killers such because the Dunblane gunman, Thomas Hamiltonand Raoul Moat.
It’s alleged he had drawn up plans to hold out a “hitman-style assault” on his former faculty in a doc he had referred to as “Revenge”.
Adam Vaitilingam KC, defending, took Wischhusen by means of his prolonged written journal during which he discusses mass shootings and the manufacture of bombs.
“Did you ever construct a rocket launcher?” he requested him.
Wischhusen replied: “Fairly rapidly I gave up on it. I designed one to launch a chemical weapon – not an explosive cost.
“I used to be going to make some thoughts management substance and launch it on the police.”
Mr Vaitilingam requested: “Had been you going to do that?”
The defendant replied: “No. It’s simply fantasy.”
Wischhusen mentioned he by no means accomplished the rocket launcher or had all of the supplies to finish it.
He added: “I had carried out some analysis in thoughts management substances and there was an incapacitant the Russians had been experimenting with.”
Within the revenge doc, Wischhusen is alleged to have drawn up plans concentrating on individuals who had bullied him in school, in addition to the Avon and Somerset Police firearms licensing employees who twice rejected his shotgun certificates utility.
The four-page doc additionally lists the kinds of weapons and explosives he would want to hold out his assaults.
Wischhusen instructed the court docket he had no intention of injuring anybody named within the doc.
“It was a psychological launch and emotions like I get again at folks,” he mentioned.
“It’s why folks write their emotions down and tear it up and throw it away – simply I forgot to throw it away.
“I obtained energy over them by writing it down.”
Mr Vaitilingam requested: “Did you plan to hurt anybody?”
The defendant replied: “No.”
Jurors additionally heard why the defendant had purchased 1,000 primers, which he mentioned had been for manufacturing 9mm rounds at residence for the submachine gun he had made.
Wischhusen mentioned he solely made about 10 rounds in whole and had by no means fired them within the gun and didn’t have any intention of harming anybody with that weapon.
He instructed the court docket he had tried to affix the Military in 2021 however was rejected as a result of he had the attention situation blepharitis.
Wischhusen, of Wick Highway, Wick St Lawrence, Somerset, denies expenses of getting an explosive substance with intent to hazard life, having an explosive substance, possessing a firearm with intent to hazard life, possessing ammunition with intent to hazard life and possessing a prohibited firearm with no certificates.
He has admitted possessing a firearm with intent to trigger worry of violence, possessing a prohibited firearm and possessing ammunition with no firearm certificates in relation to the handgun incident final yr.
The trial continues.