Democrats have ratcheted up their calls to pass "common sense" gun control laws by pushing "expanded" background checks in the wake of the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas – but legal experts say the proposals aren't entirely "common sense," wouldn't have prevented either of the current tragedies, and likely won't thwart a future mass shooting.
While facts about the Robb Elementary School shooter, deceased 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, continue to emerge, it appears that Ramos purchased his firearms legally, meaning that he passed a background check. The check would have come back clean for Ramos given that he had no criminal record and no one in law enforcement, his family, or his school had ever filed a petition seeking to remove firearms from his possession due to a potential threat to himself or others.
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Marisa Herman ✉
Marisa Herman, a Newsmax senior reporter, focuses on major and investigative stories. A University of Florida graduate, she has more than a decade of experience as a reporter for newspapers, magazines, and websites.