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TexasBushwhacker

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19. That was a failure of the waiting period being only 3 business days

Reply to underpants (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 09:19 PM

Nov 2017

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If the seller doesn't hear back from NICS after 3 days, they are free to sell to they buyer even without a definative approval.

BTW, Devin Kelley applied for a concealed carry permit in Texas and was DENIED, so I guess the system works sometimes.

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The Air Force says it failed to follow procedures, allowing Texas church shooter to obtain firearms [View all] Judi Lynn Nov 2017 OP

Kind of a big fuck up. Like colliding a destroyer with a tanker. USA! USA! rzemanfl Nov 2017 #1

Heads need to roll. Figuratively. maxsolomon Nov 2017 #2

Blood is on the hands of the USAF person(s) who did not care or looked the other way ideologically. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #11

You're ascribing malice. maxsolomon Nov 2017 #13

No I'm not. Of course Hanlon's Razor applies. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #22

they even excused it as "unfortunate" on Democracy Now this morning. maxsolomon Nov 2017 #31

Lots of military-industrial corporate welfare. Meantime the basics are carelessly forgotten. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #3

How many more are out there BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #4

Lets hope they do a comprehensive review and correct any mistakes. riversedge Nov 2017 #14

I'm sure many are already buying up guns for fear of being added. joshcryer Nov 2017 #16

Yup. nt BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #21

Dylan Roof should not have been able to buy a gun either underpants Nov 2017 #5

That was a failure of the waiting period being only 3 business days TexasBushwhacker Nov 2017 #19

Yeah. I wouldn't have let that freak Roof cut my grass underpants Nov 2017 #24

Yea that's what i heard so bluestarone Nov 2017 #28

Damn, that's an 'OOPS' from the Air Force. elleng Nov 2017 #6

This sucks. The mechanism to prevent it existed. It just wasn't used. AtheistCrusader Nov 2017 #7

That cant be possible RandySF Nov 2017 #8

You just know that Liberalagogo Nov 2017 #9

Yep... IthinkThereforeIAM Nov 2017 #15

Could this have been influenced by Evangelicals' take-over of the AirForce? bobbieinok Nov 2017 #10

Good point . . . Sam McGee Nov 2017 #12

Oops! Loyd Nov 2017 #17

Maybe the clerk who was supposed to do that is a big NRA guy and wanted PatrickforO Nov 2017 #18

This was certainly a world-class screw up but..... TomSlick Nov 2017 #20

Air Force has become christofascist kimbutgar Nov 2017 #23

Fucking hell. This is incredible. The Polack MSgt Nov 2017 #25

The military screwed up, sue them Not Ruth Nov 2017 #26

Something similar happened with Dylan Roof inwiththenew Nov 2017 #27

exactly right. Not a question that already have a law, but obviously current system does not work. Justice Nov 2017 #29

I believe the issue with Roof was the 3 day waiting period TexasBushwhacker Nov 2017 #32

Everything is evil and malicious. Watch it just be a clerical error along the way. Blue_Adept Nov 2017 #30

Clerical error kwalter66 Nov 2017 #33

Shit happens Blue_Adept Nov 2017 #34

OMFG Air Force screwed up Not Ruth Nov 2017 #35