[familyop]

“Apparently the murderer passed a ‘background check’ and bought the rifle at a San Antonio retailer in 2016. This despite the fact that he had disqualifiers of domestic violence conviction and a dishonorable discharge.”

Yes, an Academy store in San Antonio according to CNN (Kelley’s favorite news outlet according to his Facebook page).

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/05/us/devin-kelly-texas-church-shooting-suspect/index.html

It appears that he lied on his Form 4473, and that the discrepancy was missed.

[Drew68]

It appears that he lied on his Form 4473, and that the discrepancy was missed.

It seems like there's been a few high-profile cases now of people passing NICS background checks who should've been prohibited.

[FreedomPoster]

So a failure of the BATFE background check process? 8 years into Obama’s people running it?

Surprise, surprise.

[smokingfrog]

Did he have a dishonorable discharge or a bad conduct discharge? I think it makes a difference. But the domestic abuse while he was in the Air Force should have prohibited him, I would think.

[Pollster1]

It appears that he lied on his Form 4473, and that the discrepancy was missed.

That appears to be accurate. If we are going to have background checks, we should have court martial convictions in the national database. Criminals willing to commit mass murder are also willing to lie on government forms . . . or even ignore "GUN FREE ZONE" signs.