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Authorities say he referred to himself as “Eric the Ruler” and he wanted to get a gun.
required criminal background check revealed a 2015 protective order against him, stemming from an "act of family violence" against his girlfriend." data-reactid="24">According to court records, in 2016, Eric McGinnis went to a federally-licensed gun dealer in Texas to attempt to buy a firearm, but he was stopped from doing so after a required criminal background check revealed a 2015 protective order against him, stemming from an "act of family violence" against his girlfriend.
By flagging him as a prohibited purchaser, the federal background check system appeared to work as designed. By state and federal law, McGinnis was barred from possessing a firearm.
But the story didn’t end there. In 2016, McGinnis sidestepped the background check by using a 3D printer to build an AR-15 assault rifle.
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/texas-man...-gun-case-133604571--abc-news-topstories.html
required criminal background check revealed a 2015 protective order against him, stemming from an "act of family violence" against his girlfriend." data-reactid="24">According to court records, in 2016, Eric McGinnis went to a federally-licensed gun dealer in Texas to attempt to buy a firearm, but he was stopped from doing so after a required criminal background check revealed a 2015 protective order against him, stemming from an "act of family violence" against his girlfriend.
By flagging him as a prohibited purchaser, the federal background check system appeared to work as designed. By state and federal law, McGinnis was barred from possessing a firearm.
But the story didn’t end there. In 2016, McGinnis sidestepped the background check by using a 3D printer to build an AR-15 assault rifle.
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/texas-man...-gun-case-133604571--abc-news-topstories.html