He looks like a big dude. Could have killed more than 5 with a bat in a gun free zone, assuming the warehouse was, and most are. The color of a victim or perpetrator should never make the news. If I as a white male mention color I'm a racist, but they constantly throw race out there to fit their narrative. In this case it made no difference when he was assumed white, nor now that we know otherwise. He snapped. Doesn't matter what color. It's sad when as a group, people think...I'm glad he wasn't white. Or I'm glad he ran over or stabbed or bombed them people instead of shooting then. It's a very sad state of affairs.
I have tried lasers, I still have a couple including a lasermax internal. I don't feel like there are many situations that they benefit me. To think that they played any role in this situation is a hell of a stretch of the imagination.
And no, votes are no longer needed. Trump set a dangerous precedent with banning privately owned things (and with no compensation or grandfathering to be even worse.) No doubt others will follow suit eventually if the court doesn't intervene. No matter how you feel about a wall, guns, or any other politics, you have to worry when a president, any president, is allowed to go unchecked by finding loopholes. Our check and balance system is being exploited as bad as ever in recent history. Most presidents sign more executive orders, but nearly all are for show with no real impact. Declaring emergencies and signing executive orders, in my opinion, was never put in their playbook to circumvent the system.
Even when it's exploited in your favor it should still be frowned upon. People are quick to applaud when it's in their favor. That's a foolish thing. Eventually it won't be. What if the Clinton era ban had came after this new precedent that Trump has set? Would it have made it to court in time to be nullified? What about when the court swings farther left. If Hillary had won, it would be there already with her two appointees (and Mrs Ginsberg likely would have retired and been replaced with a much younger, more liberal version as well) Reminds me of the "butterfly effect". All these changes could have made massive impacts. (God-awful movie though. Lol )