Air Force admits bureaucratic error allowed Texas shooter to buy gun used in mass shooting
(Worthy News) – 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.
Devin Patrick Kelley was given a bad conduct discharge from the Air Force after he was court-martialed in 2012 for assaulting his wife and fracturing his infant stepson’s skull. Kelley’s case was enough to prohibit him from possessing a firearm under federal law, but due to a bureaucratic error neither his arrest nor conviction were listed in the national background check database.
Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek confirmed the mistake in a statement.
“Federal law prohibited him from buying or possessing firearms after this conviction,” Stefanek said. “Initial information indicates that Kelley’s domestic violence offense was not entered into the National Criminal Information Center database by the Holloman Air Force Base Office of Special Investigations.” [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]