Of course gun laws were important, he bought the guns legally and easily, it would have been a lot harder and almost impossible had gun laws been stringent in the US. The reason that more mass shootings occur in the US than any other country, and than the whole of the EU combined isnt because they have more muslims or more immigrants - its because of the unbelievably relaxed gun laws.

In addition he was not connected to IS at all. He pledged allegiance when he committed the atrocity, that isnt the same thing as having had connections with the group at all.


The prospect of Trump being elected is pretty scary, and people seriously considering him is scarier.