Crime & Justice

St. Louis Shooting Suspect Blocked From Buying Gun by FBI Background Check

ACCESS DENIED

But no law was in place to stop him buying a firearm from a private seller, police

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

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