MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to CNN, the Government Accountability Office report from March 7 was requested by Feinstein and published originally by her office on May 14. The updated version reveals that the persons on the US terrorist watch list could buy weapons on 223 out of 244 occasions, despite being under the firearm-related background check at the time.
The information is revealed in the wake of the Sunday morning shooting in a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, which left 49 people killed and least 53 injured. The 29 year-old shooter, identified as US national Omar Mateen, was previously investigated by US law enforcement for possible ties to terrorist organizations.
On Monday, US President Barack Obama said that the Orlando shooting was a reminder of how easy getting a weapon was.