we seen that last night. No matter how anyone wants to or tries to twist this, automatic guns are weapons of mass destruction. 9 dead, need I go further?

And note that he reloaded several times.

These are the kinds of guns that aren't usually covered in "assault weapon" bans, so ... This wasn't an assault weapon?

Still, it was semi-automatic (do they even make fully automatic handguns? ... Ah, Google tells me that the Glock 18 is fully automatic, but such kinds of pistols are "extremely rare&quot .

Sorry, definitions matter if we are interested in communication of thoughts, propositions, and logic and not just emotions or attitudes.

sorry I wasn't clearer in my statement. mybad

While this atrocity should bolster calls for a combination of universal background checks and increased access to mental health records* for the NICS database, it's quite possible to do that and still recognize that insane, violent racism was the primary cause.

* I haven't seen anything stating that the shooter had prior mental healthcare involvement and would have been denied the transfer of his .45, but greater access to records and a broader range of disqualifying diagnoses, etc., would make universal checks much more effective in preventing mass shooters.

healthcare system.. The Extremists of the NRA want nothing to do with term healthcare..

This is America Baby.. We don’t need intrusion.

Because fear of black people sells a lot of guns. And both racism and guns are a scourge on this country.

health issues there would be no record to check.
Family and friends are the ones who have information about the person's condition.

Single largest attack on LGBT people was an arson in a bar. Over 30 people killed. Straight people set fire to gay places all the time, African American churches and entire towns have been burned. The weapon most associated with racist violence in the US is the rope. We've all heard about Rosewood.
So yes, guns very bad, too easy too many. But if they all vanished at sundown, the hate would still be taking lives. The problems is a human problem.

and compare the present to yesteryear (up to the 1980’s) Gun crimes against minorities far outweigh
ropes and fires..Sad situation..

to the huge problem of racism being legitimized in this society.

I wouldn't want to deny Any minority the right to comparable self-defense. It is everyone's choice under the Constitution, and not for anyone to deny.