So I personally am not a gun owner. It's not something I am comfortable doing. However, that does not mean that I don't support the 2nd amendment. Should we take a closer look at the system we use for background checks? Yes, probably.
Case in point-Omar Mateen was investigated by the FBI in both 2013 and 2014. While they were unable to turn up anything on him, my opinion is that his name should have been "red flagged" in the so-called database and he should not have been permitted to buy the fire arms he did just days before the Orlando massacre. (After all, he HAD raised suspicion of the FBI). Since I am not naïve, my gut tells me that even if he had been refused the sale of these fire arms, he would have probably (eventually) either 1) obtained weapons illegally, and/or 2) made his own explosive devices which could and probably would have killed even more people.
But that does not mean government officials have the right to ignore the 2nd amendment and say no one has the right to bear arms. As a matter of fact, I'll make the argument that one problem with the Orlando shooting is that 103 people (50 killed and 53 injured) did not have a gun. If you truly believe terrorists, being foreign or domestic are going to just hand over their weapons, you are sadly mistaken.
U.S. citizens need to wake up. It sickens me that so many people our ignorant to the ways of our political leaders who are stripping us of our rights and creating a culture and society of sheep (yes, that is an Orwellian reference). Their constant reaction to any situation is more control because it's easier to scream that and point the finger than address the deeper issues. Focus needs to be on the cause of these violent actions. Gun law regulations are already in place but we have leaders choosing to ignore them in order to promote their own agenda. Guns are merely the tool of a much bigger issue.
