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U.S. Air Force Mostly to Blame for Sutherland Springs Massacre, Judge Rules

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Devin Kelley had a previous conviction that was never registered in a federal database, making it possible for him to legally purchase a rifle to carry out the shooting.

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U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez found that the U.S. Air Force bears most of the responsibility for the 2017 mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, that left 26 people dead.

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