On Monday afternoon, Tennessee law enforcement officers captured a 29-year-old Illinois man suspected of opening fire on diners at a Nashville Waffle House, despite the man having had his firearms seized on multiple occasions in the last two years.
As often happens in the aftermath of highly publicized shooting incidents, blame has already been placed on the lack of "Common-sense gun control." But, once again, this blame is misplaced-had already-existing laws been properly followed and enforced, this individual would not have had access to a firearm.
At some point soon afterward, Illinois officials revoked his state firearms license, which Illinois requires for the possession of any firearm in the state.
His father admitted to police that he returned the firearms to his son-including the semi-automatic rifle used in the Waffle House killings-though it is unclear if this occurred before or after the suspect moved out of Illinois.
The Waffle House suspect doesn't appear to have been prohibited from possessing firearms under Tennessee law, because he was never convicted of a disqualifying criminal offense or involuntarily committed to a mental institution.
Illinois revoked the suspect's state firearms license, meaning he was prohibited from possessing a firearm in the state of Illinois.
Even perfect records-sharing would only have prevented the Waffle House suspect from purchasing new firearms-which requires a background check-or from receiving firearms from a private citizen who follows the law and doesn't transfer firearms to dangerous or disqualified individuals.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/04/23/if-current-laws-had-been-followed-there-would-have-been-no-waffle-house-shooting/
As often happens in the aftermath of highly publicized shooting incidents, blame has already been placed on the lack of "Common-sense gun control." But, once again, this blame is misplaced-had already-existing laws been properly followed and enforced, this individual would not have had access to a firearm.
At some point soon afterward, Illinois officials revoked his state firearms license, which Illinois requires for the possession of any firearm in the state.
His father admitted to police that he returned the firearms to his son-including the semi-automatic rifle used in the Waffle House killings-though it is unclear if this occurred before or after the suspect moved out of Illinois.
The Waffle House suspect doesn't appear to have been prohibited from possessing firearms under Tennessee law, because he was never convicted of a disqualifying criminal offense or involuntarily committed to a mental institution.
Illinois revoked the suspect's state firearms license, meaning he was prohibited from possessing a firearm in the state of Illinois.
Even perfect records-sharing would only have prevented the Waffle House suspect from purchasing new firearms-which requires a background check-or from receiving firearms from a private citizen who follows the law and doesn't transfer firearms to dangerous or disqualified individuals.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/04/23/if-current-laws-had-been-followed-there-would-have-been-no-waffle-house-shooting/
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