now, that matters because if he were dishon blorably discharged pete williams was trying to determine earlier this hour, that would have prevented him from purchasing a firearm. he would have been not able to purchase a gun legally in the united states because of the laws on the books in this country. so again, we're still trying to confirm the nature of his discharge but that he was at one point a member of the air force. we don't seem to know much about him beyond that, though. >> right. along with, you know, obviously all of his past, whether or not he has prior arrests or violence. people here are asking those