The legal loophole that allowed dylann roof to get a gun the washington post.
How did dylann roof get a gun.
During a bible study at emanuel african methodist episcopal church roof killed nine people all african americans including senior pastor and state senator clementa c.
Dylann storm roof born april 3 1994 is an american white supremacist and mass murderer convicted for perpetrating the charleston church shooting on june 17 2015 in the u s.
Despite this charge the purchase was legal in the state of south.
Pinckney and injured.
Roof purchased the gun on april 11 just a week after he turned 21.
At the time of the purchase he had a pending drug charge.
The washington post and reuters have reported that roof received the gun as a birthday gift.
A jailhouse clerical blunder was one of several oversights that permitted dylann roof to buy the weapon he used to gun down nine people in a south carolina church last month authorities said.
Dylann roof the man accused of a shooting spree that left nine people dead at a historic black church in charleston.
State of south carolina.
Roof was thrilled when his dad gave him a 45.
Cnn and the new york times have both reported that roof bought the gun himself at a store in charleston.
Dylann roof bought the semiautomatic handgun he used in last week s church shooting at a gun store 25 miles from his home according to officials familiar with the sale.