The department filed a brief Monday in its appeal of the district court decision that found the federal government liable for the shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs that left 26 dead.
Lawyers for the families and victims of the 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church are raising alarms about a Department of Justice appeal they say delays
the payment of $230 million in damages and flies in the face of the Biden administration's gun safety agenda.found the federal government liableA federal judge previously ruled the U.S. Air Force failed to report the gunman's criminal history to the FBI, making it possible for the ex-airman to skirt background checks and purchase the firearms used in the shooting.
Now the Justice Department is arguing the Air Force's failure to report information on the gunman undermined the efficacy of the background-check system but did not cause the massacre. "The Sutherland Springs Church Shooting victims and survivors of the worst church shooting in U.S. history have been bracing for this latest betrayal by their government. While expected, the reality of this blow is heart-breaking," The Ammons Law Firm, which represents some of the victims, said in a statement.efforts to bolster background checks and "red flag" laws"Background checks save lives, and President Biden has made that the backbone of his gun safety policy.
But the Air Force failed to report the conviction to an FBI database that tracks criminal history. That means Kelley wasn't flagged when firearm retailers ran background checks. Instead, he was able to buy four firearms from licensed federal dealers over the course of several years and used three in the shooting.
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