Nov 7, 2017
Air Force failed to enter Texas shooter into gun database
- Dave Lawler, author of Axios World
26 crosses for the victims of the Texas church shooting in Sutherland Springs. Photo: David J. Phillip / AP
The Air Force failed to enter Devin P. Kelley's conviction for domestic violence against his wife and infant son into a government database, per the NY Times. The conviction should have prevented Kelly, who killed 26 people in a Texas church on Sunday, from buying a gun. The Air Force says it is conducting an investigation.
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