▁a ▁week ▁before ▁the ▁shooting , ▁he ▁posted ▁a ▁photo ▁of ▁what ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁R ug er ▁model ▁AR - 5 5 6 ▁rif le ▁on ▁his ▁Facebook ▁profile . ▁A ▁R ug er ▁AR - 5 5 6 ▁rif le ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁attack , ▁and ▁two ▁hand g uns ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁K elle y ' s ▁vehicle . ▁ ▁K elle y ▁purchased ▁the ▁semi - autom atic ▁rif le ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁shooting ▁from ▁an ▁Academy ▁Sports ▁+ ▁Out do ors ▁store ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio ▁on ▁April ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁He ▁filled ▁out ▁the ▁required ▁A TF ▁Form ▁ 4 4 7 3 ▁and ▁f als ely ▁indicated ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁dis qual ifying ▁criminal ▁history . ▁In ▁Texas , ▁an ▁F BI ▁National ▁Inst ant ▁C riminal ▁Background ▁Check ▁System ▁( N IC S ) ▁check ▁is ▁required ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁purchase ▁for ▁all ▁fire ar ms ▁except ▁for ▁purch as ers ▁with ▁a ▁valid ▁license ▁to ▁carry ▁a ▁hand gun . ▁ ▁The ▁State ▁of ▁Texas ▁denied ▁his ▁application ▁for ▁a ▁license ▁to ▁carry ▁a ▁hand gun , ▁although ▁a ▁license ▁is ▁not ▁required ▁to ▁purchase ▁fire ar ms ▁under ▁Texas ▁state ▁law . ▁ ▁K elle y ' s ▁general ▁court - mart ial ▁guilty ▁ple a ▁made ▁it ▁illegal ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁own , ▁buy , ▁or ▁possess ▁a ▁fire arm ▁or ▁am mun ition . ▁The ▁conv iction ▁should ▁have ▁been