Saturday, 7 December 2019

The Pensacola naval base shooter reportedly used a loophole to buy his gun legally

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  • The Saudi national who fatally shot three people at a Florida naval base on Friday bought his gun legally even though people designated as "nonimmigrant aliens" are not typically allowed to do so, NBC News reported.
  • But the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says there are exceptions for those with a valid hunting license or permit, and those from "a friendly foreign government entering the United States on official law enforcement business."
  • NBC News cited sources that said the shooter had a license and bought his weapon from a dealer in Pensacola.
  • The gunman, whom news outlets have identified as Mohammed Said Alshamrani, was a second lieutenant in the Saudi Air Force who was in the US as an aviation student.
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The Saudi national who fatally shot three people at a Florida naval base on Friday bought his gun legally even though so-called "nonimmigrant aliens" are not typically allowed to do so, NBC News reported Saturday.

The gunman, whom news outlets have identified as Mohammed Said Alshamrani, was a second lieutenant in the Saudi Air Force who was in the US as an aviation student.

See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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