On August 26 Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) spokesman xxxx confirmed that the Virginia gunman bought his gun “weeks ago” and that “he apparently passed a background check” to get the gun.

The gun was a Glock 19 9mm.

According to ABC News, Faison said xxxxxx bough the gun “legally.” And BuzzFeed reports that Faison said the ATF had recovered the weapon today.

News that xxxxx  bought his gun at a store squares with what xxxxx wrote in his manifesto, where he indicated that he “put down a deposit for a gun on 6/19/15.” That was two days after the heinous attack on the church-goers in Charleston, and The Telegraph reports that Flanagan said that very attack pushed him over the edge.