was able to purchase the assault-style rifle that was used in the shooting spree that killed seven people and wounded 25 others last saturday here in odessa. as you mentioned, he failed a background check back in 2014, and that because he was deemed a mental defective. that is one of the reasons that could preclude someone from being able to legally purchase a firearm from a licensed dealer. this stems from a temporary stint that apparently he spent in a drug and psychiatric facility in the waco, texas, area, as far bass alcohol 2001. a county official there in waco tells us he was actually arrested at some point for breaking a window and he was charged with criminal trespass and evading arrest back in 2001. of course, all that have remain in his file, ultimately the reason why he failed that