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struggle4progress

(118,379 posts) Sat Jul 2, 2016, 01:45 PM Jul 2016

Charleston survivors sue FBI for permitting Roof to buy gun

Andrew Buncombe
New York
2 hours ago

... In a lawsuit filed by three people who survived the attack and the estates of five of those who died, the FBI is accused of being negligent when it carried out a background check of Mr Roof before he bought the gun last year ...

Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon told the AP that a jail clerk entered incorrect information for Mr Roof’s February 2015 drug arrest, and that while the mistake was noticed within days, it was not fixed in a state database ...

So when Mr Roof sought to buy the gun two months later, an FBI examiner spotted the arrest, but called the wrong agency to get his record. Without the necessary documents, the purchase had to go through.

Congress has limited federal background checks to three days, although states can extend this window ...

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/americas/charleston-church-shooting-survivors-sue-fbi-for-permitting-dylann-roof-to-buy-gun-a7115756.html

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Charleston survivors sue FBI for permitting Roof to buy gun (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 2016 OP

From what I understand S. Carolina law says - get a response from the background check or 3 days underpants Jul 2016 #1

Sadly, they can not sue Congress. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2016 #2

Make that Congress/NRA since they seem to be joined at the hip. justhanginon Jul 2016 #7

I wonder why they can't sue the NRA? Initech Jul 2016 #3

Why would they sue the NRA? SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2016 #4

Because they have a database of Congress people they approve of? Initech Jul 2016 #5

Based on the OP SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2016 #6

underpants

(183,056 posts)

1. From what I understand S. Carolina law says - get a response from the background check or 3 days

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 01:49 PM

Jul 2016

whichever comes first. I remember reading about the FBI press conference and you could feel the sorrow and regret through the words.

Frankly I wouldn't have allowed that kid to mow my lawn let alone sell him a gun regardless of a background check or not. Sorry to be judgmental but I've been around long enough to at least recognize a freak when I see one.

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

2. Sadly, they can not sue Congress.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 01:51 PM

Jul 2016

justhanginon

(3,290 posts)

7. Make that Congress/NRA since they seem to be joined at the hip.

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 02:38 PM

Jul 2016

I'm not sure which group is more disgusting to me.

Initech

(100,151 posts)

3. I wonder why they can't sue the NRA?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 01:53 PM

Jul 2016

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)

4. Why would they sue the NRA?

Reply to Initech (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 02:20 PM

Jul 2016

Initech

(100,151 posts)

5. Because they have a database of Congress people they approve of?

Reply to SickOfTheOnePct (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 02:23 PM

Jul 2016

And they're the ones who lobby to write the laws that makes it easier for people like Roof to buy guns?

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)

6. Based on the OP

Reply to Initech (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 02:26 PM

Jul 2016

The law was in place to keep Roof from getting the gun, but people involved in the process screwed up, and he fell through the cracks.

How is that anyone's fault except for the people who screwed up?

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