Clinton calls for U.S. ‘intelligence surge’ in wake of Orlando attack

[MineralMan]

4. There's no sure solution to either problem.

We have a population over 315 million in the US. Unless a person meets specific criteria that prohibit it, that person can buy an AR-15 type semi-auto rifle at any time in many states. The problem is not in surveillance, it is in our system that requires proof of reasons not to allow the purchase. The burden of proving that falls on the government, which is inadequate in providing that proof.

It is simply too easy to buy quasi-military grade firearms. We need a different way to control those purchases that doesn't depend on negative information in federal databases. That is clearly not adequate, as we've seen from the recent mass shootings.

Different states have different rules regarding things like waiting periods and models of semi-auto military-style firearms. The federal database is dependent on state reporting of criteria, as well.

The entire regulatory system for purchasing such weapons needs to be re-designed and made uniform. Any action toward that, however, is heavily lobbied against by the NRA and other lobbying groups. There's no simple solution.