The mentally ill shooter in Uvalde bought and took possession of his first AR rifle on his 18th birthday last Monday, May 16th. On Tuesday, he bought over 300 rounds of .556 ammo, on Thursday the 18th, he purchased yet another AR. While this might have been his first 1/8
aggregated assault, the multiple purchases of ARs could have been immediately flagged and investigated by ATF. We should immediately raise the age of acquisition of AR platforms to 21yrs old. Ramos (Uvalde shooter -18 yrs old), Harris & Klebold 2/8
(Columbine shooters 18&17 yrs old), Lanza (Sandyhook shooter 20 yrs old), maybe add a multi-week waiting period while conducting mandatory background checks? ATF should use programs similar to their FN 5.7 plan to inquire around multiple gun purchases. The glaring 3/8
Easy fix is to make every School and Daycare center in America a SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY operation. Once the school day begins, ONLY the front door is operable from outside by entering the school with a video doorbell a magnetic lock activated by someone inside. 4/8
We can use unspent federal COVID funding to expedite this process. The mentally-Ill shooter in Uvalde walked into the side door of the school. Little-known fact is the shooter had multiple 30-round magazines loaded and in his backpack. When school security engaged him 5/8
He dropped the backpack with all of the extra magazines and was left with one 30-round mag. If not for the security guard, the deranged shooter could have killed hundreds of kids. I own many guns and am a 2nd amendment advocate but we must change the gun laws to run 6/8
Universal Background Checks, raise the age limit for legal AR purchases to 21yrs old and send ATF to investigate multiple purchases in short periods of time. These seemingly minor changes will make enormous strides in preventing future school shootings 7/8
And to keeping our kids safe. We will learn more about the shooter’s grandmother and the fact that she worked at the school in Uvalde. Motive should come clear one of these days. #PrayForTexas #SchoolMassacre #schoolshooting @NRA @SenTedCruz @JohnCornyn @POTUS @VanJones68 8/8
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