Quote:I stand corrected.  I too find it interesting that the truth about how he acquired the gun wasn't more widely reported.  I usually try to keep up with the news from a variety of sources, but I never saw anything about this until now.  Thanks for sharing that.

 

This report sheds some light on the confusion. By June 19th, 2 major news sources, CNN and the NY Times, reported the gun was bought, while two others, Reuters and The Washington Post, said it was a gift from Roof's father. I remember another saying Roof used money that was a birthday gift to buy the gun. More important, the police weren't confirming anything. As of two days ago, most reports were that Roof bought the gun, and was able to do so either because the drug charge wasn't a felony, or pending charges are slow to raise a flag on background checks, depending on which report you read.

 

It appears to be a case of waiting on confirmation. Shocking, I know.

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