ANOTHER SCHOOL/PUBLIC SHOOTING

[HairOfTheDog]

even if they had been on the terror watch list, the existing laws would not have prevented them from legally purchasing guns

Isn't that incredible! That is just mind blowing to me. How does that happen? It should be changed now, right now. How could any sane person argue against that?

It is hard to believe. A suspected terrorist can be prohibited from boarding a plane, but he or she is not prohibited from buying guns.

I understand why the ACLU objects to restricting Second Amendment rights for those on the watch list though. They always object to people being denied their legal rights if those people haven't broken any laws; it's viewed as discrimination in their eyes.

The NRA objects based on what amounts to the old "slippery slope" fear, and, in my opinion, based on power/money motivators too. That's what they do.

I disagree with the ACLU and the NRA. I support felons having their Second Amendment rights restricted, even though they've served their time. They're a known risk to public safety. And, I support those with restraining orders against them having their Second Amendment rights restricted. They're believed to pose a risk to a specific individual(s). Along the same lines, I think individuals suspected of terrorist affiliation should be legally prohibited from buying guns as well.