Here's the part of the story that won't get a lot of media coverage:
"Aurora police said they had arrested [the shooter] Martin six times on charges that included traffic violations and domestic violence... His most recent arrest was two years ago, when Oswego police picked him up on charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property.
Martin purchased the gun that was used in the shooting in 2014, police said. Ziman said Martin purchased the weapon after being issued a firearm owner's identification card, and after passing the initial background check.
Five days after taking possession of the weapon, a Smith & Wesson 40-caliber handgun, Martin tried to obtain a concealed carry permit.
But during the fingerprinting and background process it was discovered that he had a felony conviction for assault in Mississippi, police said. The date of conviction was in 1995. Police said the conviction would not necessarily have shown up on the background check for a gun owner's license.
Because of the conviction, Martin's concealed carry permit was rejected and his license to own a weapon was revoked by Illinois State Police, police said.
Ziman said as part of the investigation into the shooting, investigators would try to determine why Martin never surrendered his weapon to police as he should have."
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So here's my list of where Government failed this time. And the anti's solution will be to further empower the same people who failed us as miserably as they did at Parkland, Southerland Springs, and so many other shootings.
Government Failure #1: A convicted felon is given a FOID card.
Government Failure #2: When Failure #1 is discovered, the police didn't come get the weapon from said felon.
Possible Government Failure #3: Sounds like Mississippi conviction may not have been entered into NICS.
Full story here:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/aurora-s...meeting-one-victim-was-hr-intern-on-first-day
"Aurora police said they had arrested [the shooter] Martin six times on charges that included traffic violations and domestic violence... His most recent arrest was two years ago, when Oswego police picked him up on charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property.
Martin purchased the gun that was used in the shooting in 2014, police said. Ziman said Martin purchased the weapon after being issued a firearm owner's identification card, and after passing the initial background check.
Five days after taking possession of the weapon, a Smith & Wesson 40-caliber handgun, Martin tried to obtain a concealed carry permit.
But during the fingerprinting and background process it was discovered that he had a felony conviction for assault in Mississippi, police said. The date of conviction was in 1995. Police said the conviction would not necessarily have shown up on the background check for a gun owner's license.
Because of the conviction, Martin's concealed carry permit was rejected and his license to own a weapon was revoked by Illinois State Police, police said.
Ziman said as part of the investigation into the shooting, investigators would try to determine why Martin never surrendered his weapon to police as he should have."
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So here's my list of where Government failed this time. And the anti's solution will be to further empower the same people who failed us as miserably as they did at Parkland, Southerland Springs, and so many other shootings.
Government Failure #1: A convicted felon is given a FOID card.
Government Failure #2: When Failure #1 is discovered, the police didn't come get the weapon from said felon.
Possible Government Failure #3: Sounds like Mississippi conviction may not have been entered into NICS.
Full story here:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/aurora-s...meeting-one-victim-was-hr-intern-on-first-day
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