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This weekend, America suffered the worst mass shooting at a house of worship in its history. 26 year old Devin Kelley killed 26 and injured 20 at the Sutherland Spring Baptist Church in Texas. He had been convicted for domestic violence during his stint in the Air Force, and was accused by a commanding officer of attempting to kill his infant stepson, whose skull he fractured. Kelley received a mere 12 months confinement, and a "bad conduct" discharge. His criminal record should have prevented him from buying a firearm, but he slipped through the cracks due to a bureaucratic snafu. Ultimately, an NRA member prevented a higher body count by shooting Kelley on his way out of the church. While better background checks and stricter gun laws are reasonable topics of debate in public policy, fundamentally gun control is not the answer. What we need to do is enforce existing laws, and pursue harsher penalties for convicted felons and criminals who are found in possession of firearms.