Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Law Makers Want To Know Why The U.S. Air Force Failed To Report The Texas Church Shooting Suspect’s Criminal History



L.A. Times: Air Force error allowed Texas church gunman to pass background checks and buy guns

The U.S. Air Force failed to report the Texas church gunman’s 2012 domestic violence court-martial to an FBI database, wrongly allowing him to pass background checks to buy guns, officials said Monday.

The revelations came as experts wondered how Devin Patrick Kelley had been sold four guns between 2014 and 2017 despite spending a year in military prison and getting kicked out of the Air Force for assaulting his wife and reportedly cracking his stepson’s skull.

He was also accused of repeatedly pointing a gun at her, according to newly released Air Force records, though those allegations were dropped.

Investigators have recovered hundreds of shell casings and 15 empty ammo magazines inside the church where Kelley killed 26 people outside San Antonio, investigators said Monday.

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More News On The U.S. Air Force's Failure To Report The Texas Church Shooting Suspect’s Criminal History

The Latest: Pentagon knew of lapses reporting crimes to FBI -- AP
Air Force Error Allowed Texas Gunman to Buy Weapons -- New York Times
US Air Force reveals it did not flag Texas gunman Devin Kelley's criminal history -- SKY News
Texas gunman escaped from mental health facility in 2012, threatened military superiors -- Los Angeles Times
Dems furious over Air Force failure to report Texas shooter's conviction -- The Hill
U.S. Air Force neglected to enter Texas shooter into FBI database -- Vice News
Pentagon has known of crime reporting lapses for 20 years -- CBS/AP
Mattis tells Pentagon to ‘find out what’s going on’ with failure to report Texas massacre suspect -- Washington Times

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