NEWS FEBRUARY 16, 2019
Dems call for more gun control after Aurora shooting. Then police chief reveals fact that busts the narrative.
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Unfortunately for gun control advocates, Illinois law enforcement released a key detail Saturday busting the narrative that more gun control may have prevented Friday's tragedy.
What did police say?
According to law enforcement, the killer was a convicted felon. That means he was already ineligible to purchase or possess a firearm."He absolutely he was not supposed to be in possession of a firearm," Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman said Saturday, according to NBC News.
Ziman explained at a press conference that the killer purchased a .40 caliber Smith & Wesson handgun on March 6, 2014 after being issued an Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification Card, or FOID.
It was only when the killer's previous felony conviction surfaced that Illinois authorities denied his concealed carry application and revoked his FOID.
More from NBC News:
Ziman said that, after officials discovered [the killer's] felony, a letter was sent notifying him that his FOID card had been revoked and informing him that he was required to relinquish his firearm to local authorities. She added that law enforcement is now investigating if they ever followed up with [the killer].In addition to the five employees tragically murdered, five Aurora police officers were shot during a shootout with the killer; a sixth was injured while responding to the incident, according to WLS-TV. All officers are expected to make full recoveries.
[The killer] also had six prior arrests with the Aurora Police Department, including arrests for traffic and domestic violence-related issues, according to Ziman. She said his last arrest in Aurora was in 2008 for violating an order of protection.
However, Ziman said [the killer] was last arrested in 2017 by the Oswego Police Department for disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property.
