So, the gun (allegedly) used in the Brooklyn subway shooting on Tuesday was a 9mm Glock purchased by suspect Frank James in Ohio in 2011. Even though he had a record, was this a loophole purchase?
How does a fruitcake buy a gun, keep it for 10 years and then goes postal?
Disclaimer: people are presumed to be innocent until he or she has been found guilty of the crime by a court with appropriate jurisdiction.
I have net been able to find any information other then he purchased the gun at a pawn shop in Columbus OH in 2011. So we don’t know yet if he lied on his application, if he met all the requirements at the time or if this was a failed background check. I did note that reporters were asking questions about the gun at the most recent presser and the police responded that it was a ongoing investigation that they could not comment on at the time. So it looks like another wait and see case.