Lewiston gunman’s relatives call for action on military practices [Video]

For the first time, Maine’s Total Coverage is speaking with the people closest to Lewiston mass shooter Robert Card.Card’s sister and brother-in-law are urging the military to follow through on changes they believe could prevent future tragedies.”It feels like we’re moving backward and we’re not moving forward and that’s what we mean by we feel like people are forgetting about what happened,” James Herling, Card’s brother-in-law, said.”I think that’s the big takeaway — we have to do something different,” Nicole Herling, Card’s sister, said.They are calling for mental health support in Maine to be strengthened, funding for services such as the Veterans Crisis Line to be maintained, and follow-through from the military on newly adopted safety measures related to blast exposure.”I feel like I have been asked to bring attention to traumatic brain injury,” Nicole said.Sitting inside their church in Brunswick, the couple described how shock, grief, and healing have …