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Newark NJ, Governor Phil Murphy this morning unveiled what he described as the most significant “gun violence prevention package in the history of the nation.”
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By Sergio Bichao April 14, 2017 4:48 PM
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A Marine veteran from Virginia who was convicted in New Jersey of possessing a legally owned gun without a state permit will not go to prison after his sentence was commuted Friday by Gov. Chris Christie.
The Afghanistan war veteran is the 10th person whose weapons-related conviction or sentence has been pardoned or commuted by Christie. Like the other cases, Hisashi K.D. Pompey is an out-of-state resident who got entangled by New Jersey’s strict gun laws.
Read More: Christie spares Marine from prison over gun conviction | https://nj1015.com/christie-spares-marine-from-prison-over-gun-conviction/?trackback=tsmclip
By Pamela Brown, Evan Perez and Don Lemon, CNN
(CNN)Dylann Roof, the man who allegedly killed nine people in a Charleston church last month, should not have been able to buy a gun used in the slaughter, the FBI has now determined, contradicting earlier assertions that the background check was done properly, a law enforcement official tells CNN and FBI’s director told reporters in Washington.
FBI Director James Comey told reporters Friday “this rips all of our hearts out” and “we are all sick this happened.” He said he concluded the mistake had been made Thursday night after reviewing the latest information.
What we know about Roof, as told in photographs
Within days after the shooting, agents on the ground knew something was amiss and suspected that Roof’s arrest record should have prohibited the gun purchase, according to law enforcement officials.
Officials began a review, as is common after major shootings. About a week after the shooting, examiners officially denied the Roof application.
Comey said the FBI made the error due to a breakdown in the background check system and confusion with paperwork between the FBI, local police departments and county jurisdictions.
https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/10/politics/dylann-roof-fbi-gun-south-carolina/
