Head of Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Says Dylann Roof's Killing of 9 Black People is a "Tragedy that did NOT happen"

The errors that led to accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof purchasing a gun even though he faced drug charges fueled both sides of the debate over stricter gun laws Friday.

On Wednesday, two days before the FBI said Roof should not have been allowed to buy the gun he allegedly used to gun down nine church parishioners, those victims' families rallied on Capitol Hill for a bill that would expand background checks on would-be gun buyers.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence said Friday that the bill, H.R. 1217, could have prevented the missteps, including a background check oversight, which allowed Roof to acquire the weapon.

"Dylann Roof's arrest on a drug charge, combined with his admission of prior drug use, should have prevented him from buying a gun, and it's a tragedy that is not what happened. This news underscores the urgency of the message that Charleston families and the Brady Campaign took to Capitol Hill this week," said Dan Gross, President of the Brady Campaign.

...oops, misplaced words...but is it a Freudian slip?

They are saying the prevention did not happen, not the shooting.


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This ^

Basic reading comprehension, OP.

ffs

Agreed. In the OP's defense, its a poorly worded statement.

either way, accountability has been extinct for many years