assault weapons like ar-15 style rifles, isn t that part of the problem, the easy availability of getting these killing devices? that s where making sure we have a background check system that s working, making sure people that are exhibiting these mental diseases, these violent propensities, are in a situation where they are restricted from accessing those weapons to commit these heinous acts. congressman reed, before i let you go, are you in favor of ending, closing up the loopholes if you buy these kinds of weapons at a gun show or on the internet? i m open to making sure the system is working in terms of the background system to make sure it s functioning properly and that includes those. so you would be in favor of ending the loopholes? any part of the program that isn t functioning, i m open to fixing it. fundamentally, nikolas cruz and