Odessa mass shooter used gun show loophole Mitch McConnell refuses to close
By Oliver Willis -
September 3, 2019
The Democratic House passed a background check bill in February that would have closed the gun show loophole the Odessa mass shooter exploited. But Mitch McConnell has refused to hold a vote in the Senate.
The mass shooter in Odessa, Texas, used the "gun show loophole" to acquire the assault rifle he used to murder seven people and wound 23 on Monday.
The shooter was considered a "prohibited person," banned from purchasing a gun through traditional channels because he had been diagnosed as mentally ill. So he bought his weapon in a private sale.
In a private sale, there is no requirement for a background check like there would be at a gun store.
"Law enforcement sources tell me the shooter in the #OdessaShooting purchased that AR-style rifle in a PRIVATE SALE, evading a federal background check," ABC reporter Matt Gutman said on Tuesday.
Legislation addressing such sales, named the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, or H.R. 8, passed the House in February by a vote of 240-190. A total of 188 of the votes opposing the bill came from Republicans.
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