By all accounts, the guy was a total nutcase. He was dishonorably discharged from the Air Force for some really nasty behavior, which says a lot in and of itself because the Air Force rarely dishonorably discharges anybody. As a result of his crimes while in the Air Force, he was supposed to be reported as a violent offender who should not have access to guns, but he wasn't.
He beat on dogs, had a vile temper and was well known to police. He scoped out the church a few days before his shooting rampage and have a family vengeance going. Nevertheless, he also had a pile of ammo and guns and walked into the First Baptist Church on Sunday morning and let his vengeance turn the scene into a bloody, deadly mess. Had the neighbor across the street not seen what was going on, the shooter could have gone on to other venues and shot dozens of more innocent people.
All of the laws in the world were in place to prevent that massacre; yet, it happened.
There are all of these demanding cries that we've got to do something! Right now! Confiscate everyone's guns! And yet, in the same breath, they tell us to keep calm, keep strong and get used to terrorism because... it's the new norm.
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