He bought the guns legally, one month apart, which is as soon as he could under Virginia law (the .22 on 9 February, the 9mm on 9 March). But...IF that CNN report is correct, and a judge found him mentally ill (or incompetent?), then that changes things. From what other FReepers have posted, the ATF form has a question on it to the effect of “Have you ever been found mentally incompetent or been committed to an institution?” If that CNN report is right, then he must’ve lied on that form and the background check missed it somehow. But that’s a big “if.”
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Thanks for the clarification all... I haven’t been reading all the threads on this and hadn’t seen those about when and where he bought the guns. Sounds like the background check didn’t work.... What a sad shame.