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       Yet another shooting
   DIR By: agate
       Date: September 2, 2019, 12:47 am
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       In West Texas a shooter went on a rampage, and so far there have
       been 7 deaths and many injuries as a result. Our weak leader
       natters on about getting better background checks. And what is
       Texas doing? Passing laws loosening gun restrictions.
       Then there's one neighbor's description of what it was like to
       live near this shooter (see the article link below).
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       > On Sunday afternoon, federal agents executed a search warrant
       at what appeared to be Mr. Ator’s residence, in a remote area of
       mobile homes at the western edge of Ector County, which includes
       Odessa. A neighbor, Rocio Martinez, 29, described Mr. Ator as a
       “loner” who kept to himself and who sometimes frightened her
       because he was always firing guns outside.
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  HTML https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/01/us/death-toll-texas-shooting.html
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       Re: Yet another shooting
   DIR By: agate
       Date: September 2, 2019, 3:08 pm
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       Seems the gunman reportedly failed a background check, according
       to this AP story:
  HTML https://apnews.com/eef251ac02a74cb7ba195f83a9494c45?utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow
       From the story:
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       > [Republican Governor Greg] Abbott tweeted that Ator failed a
       previous gun background check and didn’t go through one for the
       weapon he used in Odessa. But Abbott didn’t elaborate on when
       Ator failed the background check or the reasons why.
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       Failed background check but bought gun by a private sale
   DIR By: agate
       Date: September 3, 2019, 8:04 pm
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       He failed the background check but was able to buy the weapon
       from a private seller, who might or might not have known about
       the failed background check.
       If someone is eager to sell a gun, how likely would that person
       be to look into the buyer's background check record? A
       responsible citizen would investigate but there are those who
       would rather sell something in a hurry than wait around for
       information to be forthcoming.
       Background checks are of limited value. Restricting the kinds of
       guns that are sold might accomplish something.
       From NBC News (September 3, 2019):
  HTML https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-gunman-purchased-weapon-private-sale-which-doesn-t-require-n1049351?utm_source=newsprompt_chrome_extension
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