While the tragic attack on Orlando has put fear into many Americans, it has had an obvious affect on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. He says that following these events he may be ‘open’ to putting new gun controls on even the law-abiding citizens. Gun control will also now be a part of Homeland Security.
According to Breitbart,
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says he be may be “open” to placing new gun controls on law-abiding citizens following the terror attack on Pulse Orlando.
According to CBS News’s Steven Portnoy, McConnell has a meeting with FBI director James Comey and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Wednesday. Portnoy Tweeted that McConnell has signaled he may be willing to consider new gun controls after that meeting.
The suspected gunman in the Orlando attack passed background checks for his guns, submitted to a waiting period before picking up his handgun, and held a Florida Security Officer license and a Statewide Firearms License. There is no word on what additional gun controls McConnell might be “open” to discussing.
Breitbart News previously reported that Secretary Jeh Johnson has already said gun control will be part of Homeland Security post-Orlando.
No doubt this would upset many citizens who may feel like they are being punished for a sociopath’s wrongdoings. Especially since the Orlando gunman was a legal owner of his guns, it really has nothing to do with gun control at all. What do you think is this the answer to stopping attacks like this from happening or will this just cause more unhappy people?