Judge Rules Air Force Mostly Responsible for 2017 Texas Church Shooting

Tré Goins-Phillips : Jul 8, 2021
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"...had the government done its job and properly reported Kelley's information into the background check system—it is more likely than not that Kelley would have been deterred from carrying out the church shooting." -Judge's Ruling

[Faithwire.com] A federal judge ruled Tuesday the US Air Force is primarily responsible for the mass shooting at a Texas church in 2017. (Image: Pixabay)

US District Judge Xavier Rodriguez for the Western District of Texas decided the US government is 60% responsible, while assigning just 40% of the blame to Devin Patrick Kelley, the gunman who killed 26 people, including a pregnant woman, at Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church in Texas, according to the Associated Press.

Rodriguez holds the Air Force responsible for failing to enter Kelley’s criminal history into a background check database, which might have barred him from purchasing firearms... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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