Another church mass killing

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Originally Posted by whell

That's right. NO CRIMINAL HISTORY in the local, state or federal system. His year in confinement was in the military due to a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and preceded his dishonorable discharge. At most, if a background check was run, and if the person running the background check specified a search of military records, they background check might have disclosed the dishonorable discharge but not the reason for it.

You said "no criminal history." Spending a year in military prison for a conviction on domestic assault charges ain't exactly "no criminal history." Such crimes committed while in military service can be tried in military or civilian courts, at the discretion of the military.