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3 law enforcement sources tell @ScottGloverCNN and @evanperez:
The Odessa Texas shooter failed a background check in 2014 when he tried to buy a firearm because he had been adjudicated “a mental defective” and temporarily committed to an institution in McLennan County, Texas.
The Odessa Texas shooter failed a background check in 2014 when he tried to buy a firearm because he had been adjudicated “a mental defective” and temporarily committed to an institution in McLennan County, Texas.
@ScottGloverCNN @evanperez 2/ One source said the shooter was committed to the unidentified facility after being deemed a danger to himself and/or others. A second source said the commitment occurred more than a decade ago.
@ScottGloverCNN @evanperez 3/ A third source said he managed to buy the firearm used in the mass shooting within the last couple of years.
“A mental defective” is a term used in federal law to describe one category of people prohibited from purchasing or owning a firearm.
“A mental defective” is a term used in federal law to describe one category of people prohibited from purchasing or owning a firearm.
@ScottGloverCNN @evanperez 4/ The shooter, as CNN previously reported, purchased the gun he used in the mass killing in a private sale -- which does not require a background check.
