Texas official calls for more guns in churches

Plus: Don Jr. claim No Images? Click here         Texas Church Shooting Followed ‘Domestic Situation’ With Gunman The gunman accused of committing the deadliest mass shooting in modern Texas history sent threatening texts to his mother-in-law before targeting the church where she sometimes worshiped, authorities said on Monday. Devin Kelley, 26, opened fire on the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs on Sunday, killing 26 people and wounded 20 others. He was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. “It’s a senseless crime, but we can tell you that there was a domestic situation going on within this family,” said Freeman Martin, the regional director of the Texas Department of Public Safety. “He had expressed anger toward his mother-in-law.” As information has emerged about Kelley’s background, he appears to share a common trait with many American mass shooters: a history of domestic violence. In 2012, Kelley, who served at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, was court-martialed for assault on his spouse and assault on a child. “He assaulted his stepson severely enough that he fractured his skull, and he also assaulted his wife,” Don Christensen, a former chief prosecutor for the Air Force, told the New York Times. “He pled to intentionally doing it.” That year, his then-wife filed for divorce, according to court records. He was sentenced to 12 months behind bars, and received a bad conduct discharge. In 2014 he was remarried, according to the Times. READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? The victims of the Texas church shooting include a pastor's daughter, a five-year-old boy and too many more. Half the people killed in the massacre were children. READ MORE The Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. claims he offered a quid pro quo. “Looking ahead, if we come to power, we can return to this issue and think what to do about it,’’ Trump Jr. said during the June 2016 meeting, according to Natalia Veselnitskaya. READ MORE After the Texas massacre, the state's attorney general called for more guns at church. “This is going to happen again,” Ken Paxton said. READ MORE    .     ICYMI We asked 1,000 people what happened last Monday. Here's what they said. Americans are divided on where they turn for news, how closely they follow current events and whether they trust the media. It shows.   Here's what Democrats can learn from an Atlanta progressive's underdog mayoral bid. Former state Sen. Vincent Fort has spent his career building diverse coalitions for racial and economic justice.   The Republican tax bill mostly benefit the wealthy, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. The richest 1 percent of Americans would reap 48 percent of the benefits of the legislation.     . Want more?  Woman Fired For Flipping Off Donald Trump’s Motorcade   Mueller Team Says Paul Manafort’s Trump Tower Condo Isn’t Worth As Much As He Claims   Anthony Weiner Begins Prison Sentence For Sexting A Minor   How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe