A man who went on a deadly mass shooting spree across West Texas Saturday was barred under federal law from owning or buying firearms because a court had previously determined he was mentally unfit, according to law-enforcement officials.
Authorities Tuesday were looking into whether the gunman, 36-year-old Seth Aaron Ator, bought the AR-15 style rifle used in the attack through a private sale, thus avoiding a background check, the officials said.
Stop RETWEETING THIS PHOTO!
GunReform keep posting brother
So it is mental
more people died from kidney failure from drinking diet soft drinks than in ass shootings last week but Pepsi Co is necessary to maintain freedom of speech and home security from meth
Time has come to review arms law in US.. strict law for arms.
But, but, democrats are telling us that mental illness is never a factor in these shootings.
Such a shock that someone broke the law to have a firearm. Do you really believe passing another law will make a difference to a criminal?
But, he was able to buy legally, since there are no background checks required for private sales and sales at gun shows.
free usa shooting every day
Seems like more gun laws will work just fine then. POTUS FoxNews latimes nytimes
He looks nuts!
Nice to see all those unenforceable laws worked to well.....
Find out who sold him gun All gun sales should have background check. Any felon caught with a gun mandatory life sentence.
An angry young man? Always pissed off? Yeah..that's mentally unfit..
So, the ban due to mental health issues, already in place, prevented him from obtaining firearms, but he got one via private sale because universal background checks are not required. That fix seems pretty obvious to me. And reinstate the AssaultWeaponsBan. It made a difference.
See just goes to show you libs you can get a gun anywhere you don’t have to buy one from the store to kill people
So much for the Democrats talking points about background checks solving the gun violence problem.
Then whoever sold him the weapons should be charged with his crimes
Texas not only has 4 out 10 biggest mass-shooting in modern times in USA but it also ‘Road Rage” shooting 1. WTF is wrong? I like to repeat “Don’t mess with Texas” but .... 🤔
So you mean that stricter gun laws won't magically make this go away? Much as drunk driving laws don't mean there are no drunk driving accidents. The left is deluding themselves if they think more laws is the sole answer.
And despite being banned he was still able to easily acquire an extremely lethal firearm and tons of ammunition because our country is awash in murder tools nobody needs (nearly all of which were at some point sold legally due to stupid, pathetically lax gun laws)
Why must you show his face?🙄😒
We need to enforce our existing gun laws. There are too many holes in every case.
Well looks like Texas gun laws are really working so well they decided to make it even easier to get a gun 🤬
Not possible...for if he was ALREADY banned...then he wouldn't have had guns...illegal means something to potential killers
Whats the criteria for being mentally unfit?
Dem gun purchase background checks don't work against law breakers
Treat guns like cars. License them. Require insurance coverage. Whoever is the licensed owner will be the one responsible for anything that happens with that weapon. No exceptions. GunReformNow
All Gun owners should go through a Psychiatric Evaluation every year, like Motor Vehicle License renewal.
Cue gun nuts learning the wrong lesson from this.
Man those laws really work don’t they? Hey, let’s add more and create more victims who won’t be able to defend themselves
What we need are sentient AI guns that can detect when a person is crazy and instantly jam-up. /sarcasm/
apple-pie order
Meanwhile able to get Ak Rifle from a private sale. A Bill requiring all sales to have background check sitting on McConnells desk since Feb
Maybe its the GUN... ban the weapon....