Roland Gutierrez: “I have to believe that we as lawmakers can solve this problem because the alternative is just too evil to contemplate.”

The fact is, if America saw how this young man accessed these weapons, you would be disturbed and disgusted about an 18-year-old going in to buy these types of weapons.

Had this young man not had access to this type of weapon, all those failures wouldn't have made a difference.

The shooter waited until his 18th birthday to secure an AR-15 from the local gun shop.

At the end of the day, an 18-year-old accessed a militarized weapon on his 18th birthday and again, the next day, and then again, the next day.