Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/why-aaron-alexis-could-buy-a-gun-navy-yard-shooting-shooter-2013-9#ixzz2fGGWQtOS
"Why was a man with a troubled history of mental issues and at least two prior arrests dealing with guns able to purchase a firearm the weekend before he killed 12 people and wounded 14 others in the Washington Navy Yard massacre?
The answer lies in how Aaron Alexis, the 34-year-old alleged shooter, managed to exploit state and federal gun laws.
Alexis bought a shotgun, the main firearm he allegedly used in the massacre, at Sharpshooters Small Arms Range in Lorton, Va. on Saturday, according to a statement from J. Michael Slocum, the attorney for the gun range.
He was able to buy a shotgun in Virginia with out-of-state identification, even though federal laws would have prevented him from buying a handgun under the same circumstances. "
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