The President and the Dems want to pass some hurry up throw it at the wall and see if it sticks gun laws and ban all assault style weapons...etc.
However the nut, although having been arrested for assault before when in high school and being known to at least his family as being mentally off, was cleared in a gun background check.
From the AP:
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The suspect in the Colorado supermarket shootings bought a gun before the shooting at a local gun store after passing a background check, the store’s owner said Friday.
John Mark Eagleton, owner of Eagles Nest Armory in the Denver suburb of Arvada, said in a statement that his store was cooperating with authorities as they investigate the Monday shooting that killed 10 people, including a police officer.
Alissa was convicted in 2018 of misdemeanor assault after he knocked a fellow high school student to the floor, climbed on top of him and punched him in the head several times, according to police documents. He was sentenced to probation and community service.
Colorado has a universal background check law covering almost all gun sales, but misdemeanor convictions generally do not prevent people from purchasing weapons. If Alissa had been convicted of a felony, his gun purchase would’ve been prohibited under federal law.
Now the thought that occurs to me is.... instead of passing more gun restrictions on guns shouldn't the political people consider tightening the security check procedures that now exist? Shouldn't people with any kind of violence conviction be included in the don't sell list? Shouldn't people with known or suspected mental conditions be reported and included in the don't sell list? If they want to do away with the gun show loophole, which is real in a lot of states, couldn't the BATF show up at gun shows and a procedure for clearance set up?