[goldstategop]

He was found guilty of misdemeanor offenses... the federal instant check system looks for disqualifying felonies.

The guy had a clean criminal record and if he hadn’t carried out a massacre, no one would have cared he possessed firearms.

It became a concern only because he committed mass murder. People don’t ask too many questions beforehand because none of us is perfect.

And we deserve a second chance.

[familyop]

"And we deserve a second chance."

I agree except for the exclusive nature of the second chance. The price for the history fix in a jurisdiction that I was in during the '90s was $10,000. I don't know if it's higher now, because I didn't want to live there any longer (worked for Boss Hogg). And yes, it's much higher in western locales. ;-)