How Background Checks and an 'Assault Weapon' Ban Failed in San Bernardino

From Reason via H/T at Instapundit:

Two of President Obama’s favorite gun control solutions did not prevent this week’s massacre. To be fair, preventing massacres isn’t their actual purpose, just the excuse.

The Washington Post reports that the four guns used in the San Bernardino massacre "were all purchased legally from federally licensed firearms dealers," which means the buyers passed background checks. As usual, in other words, President Obama's knee-jerk response to mass shootings—"universal background checks"—makes no sense.

"But Dear Leader, the universal background check performed 4 times in California didn't work. But you said it would, What do we do now?"

"Well, we must now follow the British and Australian model, child!"

"But, that violates the Constitution!"

"That's OK, it's an old document written by a bunch of old, white, slave owners. We can ignore it!"

This is the thought process of out Dear Leader.