Air Force 'mistake' kept Texas shooter's conviction off background check database: Report

Washington Examiner ^ | 11-6-2017 | Kara Zupkus

[Anti-Bubba182]

The man who police say shot and killed 26 people in a Texas church was able to purchase firearms because the Air Force failed to enter his assault conviction into a federal database, according to a report.........

[Anti-Bubba182]

That was a tragic and costly omission!

[Bryanw92]

Another one of the governments unwitting agents of mayhem that they seed into the population.

[taterjay]

yeah, but just think only 2 0r 3 more government laws will fix it all.

[PROCON]

I would imagine it was an E-2 or E-3 clerk who obviously needed better supervision and training.

[Paladin2]

0bama’s fault.

[chris37]

Oh WHOOPS!

Well, no problem, no harm, no foul, didn’t cost anyone anything at all.

[ifinnegan]

We need to make a new law.

Database control.

[DCBryan1]

The answer is of course, WE NEED MORE GUN LAWS!

[elpadre]

And how many others did the AF clerk “forget” to send to the data base???

[Sir Napsalot]

But Texas state denied him carry permit.

How?

Will leftists wise up on the incompetence of BIG gubmint? No in a billion chances.

[Responsibility2nd]

Now we know.

The obvious questions of HOW this sick POS passed background checks has now been answered.

[Ken522]

Isn’t this the sort of thing that is SUPPOSED to go on your DD-214? It’s a pretty big omission ....

[Responsibility2nd]

But Texas state denied him carry permit.

How?

 

Good question. And How?

How in the hell did Kelley have a security guard license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety?

[Anti-Bubba182]

The guy was court martialed for assaulting his wife and fracturing his infant stepson’s skull and the Air Force didn’t see fit to post that on a background check database!

Air Force should be tracking how that outrageous omission happened.

[Mark17]

That was a tragic and costly omission!

Yes it was, and the dude should be reprimanded, but I am wondering if the chump wouldn't have just bought his weapons on the street somewhere?

[Morpheus2009]

Irrelevant because politicians would still have gun toting bodyguards and people by this point are ready to hide their guns since we have had years of threats.

[editor-surveyor]

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This is massive BS!

They’re trying to salvage the false narrative, but his social media postings are out of the bag now.

FBI lets lots of felons and known terrorists buy guns.
.

[stylin19a]

did schumer blame Pres. Trump yet ? for cutting budgets ?

[House Atreides]

Yes, perhaps an E-2 or E-3 clerk....but also possibly a resident Air Force Social Justice Warrior who didn’t want to see the downtrodden further “oppressed”.

The Air Force needs to do a thorough AND NON-CORRUPT investigation of this lapse and it’s cause. And it needs to determine whether there are more lapses. Lives may well depend upon this.

[goldstategop]

MOG FUBAR.

Figure it out. Makes you proud of the USAF.