During a PBS town hall 11 days before the shooting in Orlando, Florida, US President Barack Obama, while relaying his frustrations over the debate around gun control in the US, said he was made aware that same day that known ISIS supporters and sympathizers could legally buy a gun in the US thanks, the President said, to the actions of the NRA in blocking “common sense” firearm restrictions.
- Some on terrorist watch list can legally purchase guns in United States
- Days before Orlando shooting, Barack Obama warned of ISIS sympathizers legally buying guns in U.S.