Kristof: Even If Air Force Hadn’t of Screwed up, Texas Killer Still Could Have Bought Guns

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KRISTOF: "And, you know, there’s a lot of talk about how the Air Force screwed up, and it absolutely did. But remember that 22 percent of guns are acquired without a background check in this country today. And so even if the Air Force had put his name on the list, he would have been able to go to a gun show and through a private transaction buy a weapon anyway. So a starting point is to make sure that everybody goes through a background check before acquiring a weapon. 93 percent of gun owners support that policy. And, you know, there’s a rare consensus here. It’s not a magic wand. But would it help? Absolutely.”