In view of his record of threats, cruelty to animals, sexual harassment (peeking into neighbors' windows at night), and biting another person's ear -- he had problems. He did not have any reason for having a firearm.
He should also have been on a no-fly list.
He should also have been on a no-fly list.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.