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- An initial background check failed to detect a felony conviction that should have barred the man who killed five coworkers and wounded six other people at a manufacturing plant in suburban Chicago from buying the gun.
- Months later, a second background check of Gary Martin found his 1995 aggravated assault conviction in Mississippi involving the stabbing of an ex-girlfriend.
- That discovery only prompted only a letter stating his gun permit had been revoked and ordering him to turn over his firearm to police.
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — An initial background check failed to detect a felony conviction that should have barred the man who killed five co-workers and wounded six other people at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant from buying the gun.
Months later, a second background check of Gary Martin found his 1995 aggravated assault conviction in Mississippi involving the stabbing of an ex-girlfriend. But it prompted only a letter stating his gun permit had been revoked and ordering him to turn over his firearm to police — raising questions about the state's enforcement to ensure those who lose their permits also turn over their weapons.
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