Mass shooters in Florida often wear tactical gear like a bulletproof vest.
This is a personal pet peeve for me because when the news breaks of another mass shooting, many times the shooter is decked out in SWAT gear. It’s another opportunity for our Police force to flag these people, maybe visit their house, get eyes on them and ask them why they just bought a bulletproof vest.
Not every mass shooter wears SWAT gear, but a lot of them do. Currently, you can purchase SWAT gear online as easy as you order a new rug from Amazon. What if you had to inform your local police department when you purchase body armor like a bulletproof vest. Hunters don’t use tactical gear and neither do shooting experts. There’s really no reason for anyone who is not a SWAT or Police officer to have tactical gear.
Making it harder to order tactical gear online won’t stop mass shootings, but it might give Police officers another red flag on someone who is planning to harm others.