Per @Ranba_Ral & further research, seems Nidal Hasan bought his weapons off-base, so my argument fails there.https://twitter.com/St_Rev/status/743407228040916992 …
Although, back on the whole "common sense restrictions/universal background" issue--Hasan was investigated for 18 emails between himself...
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...and Anwar al-Awlaki. > In one of the e-mails, Hasan wrote al-Awlaki: "I can't wait to join you" in the afterlife.
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(quote per wikipedia) FBI and Army went "seems legit lol lol" and closed the investigation. They won't make that mistake again though!
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It would be pretty bad if it turned out that background checks weren't a magical talisman that banished evil unerringly at no cost or risk!
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