BREAKING: A judge ordered the U.S. Air Force to pay more than $230 million in damages to survivors and victims’ families of a deadly shooting at a Texas church for failing to flag a conviction that might have kept the gunman from legally buying the gun. t.co/e1mCfqoCi4
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The U.S. Air Force must pay more than $230 million in damages to survivors and victims’ families of a 2017 Texas church massacre for failing to flag a conviction that might have kept the gunman from legally buying the weapon used in the shooting, a federal judge ruled in San Antonio on Monday.
U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez had ruled in July that the Air Force was “60% liable” for the attack because it failed to submit Kelley’s assault conviction during his time in the Air Force to a national database.