California man with ties to Wisconsin school shooter barred from possessing guns

A California man who authorities said exchanged messages with a teenage girl who fatally shot two people at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison has been barred from owning or possessing firearms for three years. A San Diego Superior Court judge on Monday approved a restraining order against 20-year-old Alexander Paffendorf that was issued in the days after the Dec. 16 shooting last year. The judge also extended the order from two to three years. Police in Carlsbad sought the order, citing his communications with the teen shooter, including talk of attacks on a government building. In court Monday, Paffendorf said there was no plan for an attack. Paffendorf has apologized for his connection to 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow. He has not been charged with any crime and is not expected to be. No firearms were found registered in his name or located in his home.