[UPDATE: “Mental Health Issue”] – Odessa shooter purchased rifle via “Private Sale”

by The Right Scoop

It’s now being revealed that the Odessa shooter was unable to purchase a rifle via a failed background check and somehow purchased one privately:

Here’s more from the AP on what law enforcement is saying:

A law enforcement official says a gunman who killed seven people in West Texas had obtained his AR-style rifle through a private sale, evading a federal background check.

The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Tuesday because the person was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation.

Officials said Seth Aaron Ator had previously tried to obtain a gun but failed a federal background check.

Law enforcement is trying to find the seller:

Of course some media organizations are rushing to call this a ‘loophole’:

 
But as Dana Loesch points out, a criminal act is NOT a loophole:

As Dana suggests, there are still unknowns about this ‘private sale’, primarily whether it was legal or illegal. But that’s not going to stop the media and Democrats from using this to try and stop all private sales of firearms.

 
UPDATE:

According to a new report, the Odessa shooter failed a background check in 2014 because of a “mental health issue”:


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