Brian Pfleuger
Moderator Emeritus
Assault weapons ban or not the law actually worked. The shooter tried to buy a rifle but reportedly walked off once he learned of the waiting period. This is a case where perhaps the waiting period “worked”.
You've got to be kidding! The purpose of the law is to prevents murders. He killed 26 people! Just because he didn't buy the gun doesn't mean anything "worked".
This situation demonstrates the idiocy of that law. It didn't "work" for anything except making a bunch of NON-murders wait to get guns that they were using for lawful purposes.
The murder just got the gun a different, illegal way. This law (like all laws) only effects people who FOLLOW laws!