DOVER, Del. (AP) - Sen. Tom Carper says the U.S. needs to consider new gun laws following the weekend shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida that left 50 people dead, including the shooter.
The Delaware Democrat on Monday also urged U.S. officials to wage a social media campaign to counter online propaganda and recruiting efforts by terrorist groups.
Carper suggested that guns law be “tweaked” in order to give greater scrutiny to people who are on terrorist watch lists, even while acknowledging that not everyone included on such lists is an actual threat.
Carper, the top Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said he didn’t know whether Florida shooter Omar Mateen, who was previously investigated by the FBI but legally purchased the guns he used, was on any watch list.
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