Tuesday, 7 November 2017

The Texas Church Shooter Should Have Been Legally Barred From Owning Guns

The Texas Church Shooter Should Have Been Legally Barred From Owning Guns

The Air Force says a mistake allowed Devin Patrick Kelley to buy guns. On Sunday Kelley opened fire on a small chuch in Sutherland Springs, Texas. The former airman had an assault-style rifle and two handguns — all purchased by him, according to federal officials — when he shot and killed 26 people. He also had a known record of domestic violence. In 2012, while he was in the U.S. Air Force, he was court-martialed for assaulting his then-wife and stepson. He served a year in confinement at a Naval facility in California after a plea bargain.
Read more: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/06/562320017/the-texas-church-shooter-should-have-been-legally-barred-from-owning-guns?sc=tw?source=Snapzu

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