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Cornyn Says He'll Work With Democrats on Gun Background Checks [View all]
Source: Bloomberg
Cornyn Says He'll Work With Democrats on Gun Background Checks
By Ari Natter
November 7, 2017, 3:38 PM EST
→ Senior Republican says current system has too many gaps
→ Air Force failed to report Texas gunman’s earlier conviction
Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn said he’ll work with Democrats in the chamber to close gaps in national background checks for firearm purchasers after the discovery that the gunman who killed 26 people in a Texas church slipped through the system.
Cornyn told reporters Tuesday that he’s talked with Democratic Senators Chris Murphy, Jeanne Shaheen and Martin Heinrich “and I think we are interested in trying to find a way to work together to deal with improving the background check system and fixing these holes.”
Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, identified as the killer in the mass shooting on Sunday, shouldn’t have been able to purchase the semi-automatic rifle he used in the attack because while in the Air Force he was convicted in a court martial of domestic abuse in 2012. The Air Force admitted Monday that it failed to report the conviction to the FBI’s national database of criminal records that is used for background checks.
That failure is being investigated by the service’s inspector general, and the Defense Department also is reviewing procedures to ensure records in other cases are being reported properly. Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain of Arizona promised “rigorous oversight” of the investigation.
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By Ari Natter
November 7, 2017, 3:38 PM EST
→ Senior Republican says current system has too many gaps
→ Air Force failed to report Texas gunman’s earlier conviction
Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn said he’ll work with Democrats in the chamber to close gaps in national background checks for firearm purchasers after the discovery that the gunman who killed 26 people in a Texas church slipped through the system.
Cornyn told reporters Tuesday that he’s talked with Democratic Senators Chris Murphy, Jeanne Shaheen and Martin Heinrich “and I think we are interested in trying to find a way to work together to deal with improving the background check system and fixing these holes.”
Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, identified as the killer in the mass shooting on Sunday, shouldn’t have been able to purchase the semi-automatic rifle he used in the attack because while in the Air Force he was convicted in a court martial of domestic abuse in 2012. The Air Force admitted Monday that it failed to report the conviction to the FBI’s national database of criminal records that is used for background checks.
That failure is being investigated by the service’s inspector general, and the Defense Department also is reviewing procedures to ensure records in other cases are being reported properly. Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain of Arizona promised “rigorous oversight” of the investigation.
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Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-07/cornyn-says-he-ll-work-with-democrats-on-gun-background-checks
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