Forget the fact that the vast majority of gun crimes use illegal weapons.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest called for tighter gun control in the wake of the San Bernardino terrorist attack, saying that President Barack Obama believes that if “common sense” gun controls were enacted, it could have prevented the attack.

Pressed by Fox News reporter Peter Doocy whether the president actually believes gun control would stop a terrorist plot, Earnest said making guns harder to get would be a good place to start:

“We’re still learning of the precise motives of the individuals who carried out this heinous act of violence yesterday,” Earnest said. “One thing we do know, is the four firearms they were wielding were legally purchased under the laws in place now. That’s a fact. So, that might lead some to conclude that we should have made it a little harder for them. Would that have changed the entire outcome? We’re still investigating the situation but I guess the question is, why wouldn’t we? Why wouldn’t we make it harder for them? What’s the explanation for that?”

California has some of the toughest gun controls in the Union, including background checks, a ten-day waiting period, and restrictions on convicts, felons and the mentally ill being able to purchase guns. Initial police reports have indicated that the guns used by Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik were purchased legally in California.

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