Santa Fe HS: It's NOT just a gun issue.

Unlike the Parkland shooting involving an assault rifle, the attacker in this case used the most commonplace of firearms (especially in Texas): a shotgun and a handgun.

It is rightfully lawful for folks whose backgrounds have been checked to purchase such weapons for hunting, personal protection, and recreation.

I don't agree with the late Justice Scalia much, but I DO agree that you can't just ban an entire category "in common use at the time" (which would NOT include assault rifles or mortars) from society as a whole (as compared to carving out certain vulnerable places such as schools, hospitals, and courthouses).

The Santa Fe shooting is not primarily a gun issue (beyond whether the guns were illegally purchased or negligently left unsecured by the father).

The Santa Fe shooting highlights two other aspects of school shootings: the mental health of the perpetrator and a culture that is apparently failing to support the moral development of young people - and especially young men.

We also recognize another important limitation on the right to keep and carry arms. Miller said, as we have explained, that the sorts of weapons protected were those “in common use at the time.” 307 U. S., at 179. We think that limitation is fairly supported by the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of “dangerous and unusual weapons.”
- Justice Scalia

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., PETITIONERS v. DICK ANTHONY HELLER