FBI Admits To Dropping The Ball Even More Than We Thought

By Tom Knighton

Earlier today, I wrote about how the FBI seems to have dropped the ball on the Parkland shooter. They somewhat admitted to their screw up, though it was more of a shrug and a “whatcha gonna do” kind of situation. However, it looks like they’re now admitting they dropped the ball even worse than we initially thought (emphasis mine).

The FBI in January received a tip to a public reporting line that Nikolas Cruz might carry out a school shooting, but failed to pass the information to its Miami field office or investigate any further, authorities said Friday.

The bureau acknowledged the startling lapse in a statement, saying a person close to Cruz had contacted the bureau’s public access tip line on January 5 and “provided information about Cruz’s gun ownership, desire to kill people, erratic behavior, and disturbing social media posts, as well as the potential of him conducting a school shooting.” On Wednesday, Cruz killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

The bureau said the information “should have been assessed as a potential threat to life” and passed to the Miami field office, but was not, and “no further investigation …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms