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The survivors and the victims’ families had sued the government for wrongful death and physical injuries, accusing the authorities of negligence in the background check system that allowed the gunman to purchase a firearm, the department said. The settlement amounts range from $6 million to $7.5 million for those killed, and $5 million for survivors, the department said in a statement.
The lawsuits alleged that the F.B.I.’s National Instant Criminal Background Checks System failed to discover in a “timely” manner that the gunman, Dylann Roof, had been prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm, the department’s statement said.
$88 million of your tax dollars went to pay of the families of the victims of the lunatic who tried to start a race war.
The background check system failed to catch him.
Do you think we should improve the background check system?
The lawsuits alleged that the F.B.I.’s National Instant Criminal Background Checks System failed to discover in a “timely” manner that the gunman, Dylann Roof, had been prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm, the department’s statement said.
Families of Charleston Massacre Victims Reach $88 Million Settlement (Published 2021)
The settlement with the Justice Department includes millions for the families and survivors of the shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in 2015.
www.nytimes.com
$88 million of your tax dollars went to pay of the families of the victims of the lunatic who tried to start a race war.
The background check system failed to catch him.
Do you think we should improve the background check system?