CHARLOTTE, NC – We’re learning new details about an FBI mistake that allowed admitted Charleston shooter Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used to kill nine people.
In February – Columbia, South Carolina police arrested Roof on a felony drug charge.Β Police say Roof admitted to having drugs.Β That should have automatically prevented him from getting a gun.
But because of a paperwork problem, the FBI examiner didn’t know where Roof was arrested or if he was convicted of the charge.
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After three days of waiting for the background check, the gun shop legally sold him the gun, even though his status was still pending.
