▁flag ged ▁by ▁N IC S ▁and ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁purchase . ▁Federal ▁law ▁prohib its ▁those ▁conv icted ▁of ▁domestic ▁violence – even ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁only ▁a ▁mis de mean or – from ▁possess ing ▁fire ar ms . ▁ ▁The ▁Air ▁Force ▁failed ▁to ▁relay ▁the ▁court - mart ial ▁conv ict ions ▁to ▁the ▁F BI , ▁saying ▁in ▁a ▁statement , ▁" Initial ▁information ▁indicates ▁that ▁K elle y ' s ▁domestic ▁violence ▁off ense ▁was ▁not ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁National ▁Crime ▁Information ▁Center ▁database ▁by ▁the ▁H oll oman ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁Office ▁of ▁Special ▁Investig ations ." ▁One ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁shooting , ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁said ▁it ▁had ▁" launch ed ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁how ▁the ▁service ▁handled ▁the ▁criminal ▁records ▁of ▁former ▁Air man ▁De vin ▁P . ▁K elle y ▁following ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁domestic ▁violence ▁conv iction ". ▁Three ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁shooting , ▁Vice ▁President ▁Mike ▁P ence ▁visited ▁the ▁crime ▁scene , ▁and ▁said , ▁" We ▁will ▁find ▁why ▁this ▁information ▁was ▁not ▁properly ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁we ▁will ▁work ▁with ▁leaders ▁in ▁Congress ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁this ▁never ▁happens ▁again ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁a ▁couple ▁that ▁was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁the ▁shooting ▁su ed ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁and ▁Def ense ▁Department , ▁alleg ing ▁the ▁government ▁was ▁neg lig ent . ▁ ▁Re actions ▁The ▁shooting ▁brought ▁attention ▁to ▁g