Texas governor: Odessa shooting suspect previously failed gun background check

2019-09-03
Source: The Hill
by: Jessica Campisi

Not only did the Odessa gunman have a criminal history...

...he also previously failed a gun purchase background check in Texas...

...& he didn’t go thru a background check for the gun he used in Odessa.

We must keep guns out of criminals’ hands. https://t.co/vgrqcHtBtF
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) September 2, 2019

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Monday that the suspected gunman who killed at least seven people and injured 22 others in a shooting over the weekend had failed a gun background check.

“Not only did the gunman have a criminal history ... he also previously failed a gun purchase background check in Texas,” Abbott tweeted, “& he didn’t go thru a background check for the gun he used in Odessa. We must keep guns out of criminals’ hands.”

It is unclear how the gunman, identified Sunday as 36-year-old Seth Aaron Ator, obtained the military-style rifle he used when he opened fire on Saturday, fatally shooting a trooper, two police officers and four others.

Source: The Hill

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