Background Check Flaw Let Dylann Roof Buy Gun, F.B.I. Says

So, the FBI couldn get their shite together and now are blaming it on a flaw in the back ground check? Right.

Better get a few more bricks of .22.

A local gun dealer told me of an instance a few yrs ago where there were some questions about the buyers application. On the third day, he released the gun to the buyer as the law allows. A day or 2 later the issue had apparently been resolved, but NOT in favor of the buyer; the ATF then went to the buyers house and reclaimed the newly purchased gun from him. Don't know if that's still a part of the procedure or not. The article is pretty shallow and basically just regurgitates the FBI talking points.

I don't understand that. I've never not walked out with the gun same day. If there is a problem, why give him the gun?

So some flag comes up, precluding an immediate sale, but the gubmint fails to follow up, so they give him the gun?

I understand putting the onus on the ATF. You just can't trust them to get anything right.

A day or two after the shootings the media had a report from the uncle that the father bought him the gun.

There's some bullshite going on here somewhere.

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I've never known a drug charge to prevent one from purchasing a gun

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I'd be fricked if they cared about little garbage like that. Good thing they don't, but shame on them for using a false excuse for more strict gun control laws

They should make it illegal to lie on those forms...

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Court records from Lexington, North Carolina - where he has been living in a trailer park - reveal he was arrested twice this year on charges of trespassing and drug possession.

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If true, he should've had an instant "denied" response from NICS

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If it later comes back as a no sale, then the ATF will go to the person's house and have them return the gun or have them transfer to someone that can own the gun.

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Saw my dealer a few hours ago and he confirmed that yes, the FBI can continue to work the background check after the purchase; the purchase can be revoked for up to either 60 or 90 after the sale. In my dealer's case, the ATF called the dealer and gave 2 options: the dealer could call the buyer, cancel the sale and have him bring the gun back to be given to the ATF, or the ATF would go the buyer's residence and pick pick up the gun. Since the dealer knew the buyer, he called him, the gun was brought back to the shop, the money was returned and the dealer sold the gun (lost money on the sale as he sold it as used).

I bet the FBI didn't continue to work the suspicious sale, but instead just wrote it off after 3 days. I expect to see calls for more stringent rules w/ the instant background check even though the problem here appears not to be weaknesses w/ the system, but the failure of the FBI to adequately complete the background check. Even if the "instant" part of the background check was flawed because of problems w/ communication between law enforcement agencies, the FBI had plenty of time to pursue the background check on the back end.