I watched the police press event from the Aurora Police Department today on Fox. It was stated that the shooter applied for a FOID card in 2014 and was approved after a background check and then leagally bought a S&W .40 cal pistol. He then applied for a concealed carry permit in 2014 but the background check found a felony conviction from Mississippi in 1994 for stabbing a woman. He also had six prior arrests, including domestic violence issues, by the Aurora Police. As a result of this felony conviction his application for a CCW was denied and his FOID card was revoked. The shooter, at this point, could no longer possess a firearm. Officials did not seek to confirm that the shooter no longer had a firearm so the pistol he had purchased and used in the shooting was an illegal firearm. Of course, the pistol will get blamed for the shooting and not the shooter.