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Buy the gun. what could lead to a denial. if a potential buyer has a criminal history, a history of drug use, mental health problems, is not a u.s. citizen, has a history of domestic violence or dishonorably discharged from the military -- all of these things don't necessarily disqualify you, but they may delay the process. some of them will -- it will disqualify you from getting a gun. now this stuff, the concept of a dishonorable discharge and domestic violence should have prevented devon kelly, the gunman who killed those in texas last year from buying a gun. he had been convicted of domest...

To the flight or passengers. three large u.s. cities have filed a lawsuit against the department of defense. the suit filed by new york city, philadelphia, and san francisco alleges the pentagon failed to report many convictions in the military justice system to the fbi and its national gun background check database. the problem was exposed in november after devon kelly shot and killed 26 people at a texas church. kelly should not have been allowed to buy a gun, because he was convicted of an assault and court-martialed while serving in the air force. but that conviction was never reported t...

They each rely upon the accuracy and completeness of the ncic database, the national crime information center. these cities say they're not asking for much more than the department of defense to do its job to report to the federal database. in this lawsuit, they're asking for three things saying they want the department of defense to review their procedures, to submit monthly reports to a judge who is seated in alexandria, virginia, and want the department of defense to update the federal criminal database. if devon kelly had been in this database, he would not have been able to purchase this ...

This feels to be back here. >> reporter: four, a mass shooting inside of a small town texas church. a gunman, devon kelly, killed 25 people and an unborn baby when he walked into a sutherland springs church. he had a long history of violent behavior. kelly died not far from the scene after being chased by good samaritans. >> it was do everything necessary to make sure this guy is stopped. >> reporter: among those killed, several members of the holcomb family spanning three generations. >> here we have eight people in a family that left us in one day. >> reporter: number three, the murder of a ...

The fact that tougher sanctions did pass the u.n. security council last week, what does that tell you about the willingness of other countries in the region to really put the pressure on north korea? >> well, i give the administration credit for passing that sanctions resolution. i think it was a really important demonstration of international unity at a critical time. the question is, sanctions are not just an end, they're a means to another end. and that's a negotiation. whether or not both sides at this point or all sides, the chinese, the russians, the south koreans, and the japanese are w...