Texas Governor Upset Over Lack Of Background Check For Odessa Killer

By Tom Knighton

The rampage killing in Odessa, Texas marred what should have been a holiday weekend. It was also the second mass shooting within a month for the state of Texas. While Texas isn’t exactly a small state, that’s still got to be troubling for anyone in office there. To be sure, people are going to expect answers and expect lawmakers to do something, anything, to end these deadly attacks.

Governor Greg Abbot noted that apparently, the killer didn’t undergo a background check for the weapon he used after previously failing a gun purchase background check.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday lamented that the gunman in the Odessa rampage that left seven dead had once failed a background check for purchasing firearms.

“Not only did the Odessa gunman have a criminal history … he also previously failed a gun purchase background check in Texas,” the Republican governor said in tweet. “(And) he didn’t go thru a background check for the gun he used in Odessa. “

“We must keep guns out of criminals’ hands.”

The governor’s office did not respond to a request for further explanation of his Tweet

Now, what we know about the killer is that he had two misdemeanor arrests in …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms