Feinstein Assault Weapons Ban Wouldn’t Have Prevented Mass Shootings; Feinstein Speaks Before Facts Are Known
Feinstein Assault Weapons Ban: Sen. Diane Feinstein renews calls for an Assault Weapon Ban would not prevent mass shootings. What’s more, the Sr. Senator from California renewed her perennial call to ban before the facts of the Navy Yard Shooting were clear.
Following the tragedy at the Washington Naval Yard in Washington, D.C., Senator Feinstein is renewing her perennial call for more gun control laws. Feinstein said: “When will enough be enough? Congress must stop shirking its responsibility and resume a thoughtful debate on gun violence in this country. We must do more to stop this endless loss of life.”Which begs the question, what could have been done that was not already done that might have prevented this tragedy?
Washington Naval Yard is a military installation located in the nation’s capital. As a military site, it is a gun-free zone. Located in D.C., it is illegal to carry a gun outside of your home. Access to the Naval Yard requires passing an armed checkpoint. It doesn’t get much more ‘controlled’ than that.
“This is one more event to add to the litany of massacres that occur when a deranged person or grievance killer is able to obtain multiple weapons — including a military-style assault rifle — and kill many people in a short amount of time,” Feinstein said.
NAVY YARD SHOOTING MISINFORMATION FROM NBC CNN
NBC news reported that the attack began with a shotgun, but by the end of the incident, the attacker also had picked up a 9mm pistol and an AR-15 off fallen police officer, a victim of the shooting.
CNN also reported that, “sources, who have detailed knowledge of the investigation, cautioned that initial information that an AR-15 was used in the shootings may have been incorrect”, and that the weapons besides the shotgun “may have been taken from guards at the Navy complex.” So “obtain” in this case appears to mean taking off the body of a murdered police officer armed with the weapons. One wonders what law even could prevent such a thing from occurring in the future.
UPDATE: FBI confirmed NO AR-15 was used, after the initial publication of this article.
UPDATE: The FBI has confirmed Alexis did not have an AR-15 during the incident but instead had a shotgun.
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