Monday, 18 February 2019

Aurora shooting: background check failures let gunman keep firearm

Second check found conviction involving stabbing of ex-girlfriend which led to loss of permit but gun was not handed to police

The man who shot and killed five people and wounded six at an Illinois business on Friday passed an initial background check that failed to detect a felony conviction that should have stopped him buying the gun.

Related: Aurora police name five victims killed in shooting by dismissed worker

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from US news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2SXhwsg

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