From the article: "The reason is simple: If you give the government more power to ban terrorists from having guns, you’re reinforcing the power it has to define

From the article: "The reason is simple: If you give the government more power to ban terrorists from having guns, you’re reinforcing the power it has to define who counts as a terrorist. That power is something of which both many liberals and many conservatives are deeply skeptical." I for one am happy that the discussion is including this attitude. While obviously mass shootings are a tragedy we should address, I'm also conscious that U.S. has made a few steps towards a totalitarian/police state that are pretty scary. There may not be any easy solutions to gun violence, but "rushing to give government more anti-terror laws" seems like the cure is worse than the disease, by a _lot_, and it seems like at least some politicians agree..