Shooting
at Fort Lauderdale Airport
On January 6th, 2017 a mass shooting occurred at
Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood international Airport in Broward Country, Florida.
This shooting happened near the baggage claim in terminal 2 at the airport. Five
people were killed in this shooting, and six people were injured. The man who committed
this was Esteban Santiago- Ruiz. Esteban claims that there were voices in his
head that told him to join ISIS, so therefore this was seen as an act of
terrorism. Santiago had already once been taken into a police office in Alaska
where his gun was confiscated but was later given back to him. As a result
Santiago used the same gun in the shooting at Fort Lauderdale airport.
There are many concerns popping up as a result of this
shooting, the main concern being asked about gun control right now is that, should
a man who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to
any mental institution be able to possess a gun. Santiago has a mental disease
which could turn this act into any type of case. In the United States, each
state has adopted tougher restrictions than federal laws on gun ownership for
people with mental health issues. For example in Maryland, a person may not possess
a regulated firearm if the person suffers from a mental disorder or “Has a
history of violent behavior. That’s just for the state of Maryland though, gun
control has been a major a topic in the United States for the last couple of
years. It will be interesting to see how this case is resolved, and also how
gun control is going to be addressed in the next for years with President Donald
Trump.
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/09/us/fort-lauderdale-airport-shooting-main/index.html
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