03-09-2019 21:44 via kvoa.com

The Latest: Source: Mental health reason for 2014 gun denial

ODESSA, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the shooting rampage in West Texas (all times local):
4:35 p.m.
A law enforcement official says the gunman who killed seven people in Texas has failed a background check in 2014 because of a “mental health issue.”
The official tells The Associated Press on Tuesday that Seth Ator had attempted to purchase a firearm in 2014 but was denied after a federal background check.
The official said Ator was able to obtain the rifle used in Saturday&rsquo
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