During CNN’s coverage of the Las Vegas shooting, CNN National Security Analyst Juliette Kayyem stated that access to weapons in the US is a national security issue and she’s angered we’re not allowed to discuss that. Kayyem said, “I will say, we’re so focused on defense, right, that a part of security is minimizing the risk. And you will have others on air, but as a counterterrorism expert, I will tell you, whether he is motivated by ISIS or craziness or something in between, the access issue to weaponry in this country is now a national security issue. It just is. Because you have to minimize the capacity for someone who is either crazy or a terrorist, right, or in between to be able to kill that many people so quickly. That’s the unique thing about this country. Terrorism, violence happens elsewhere. Here it’s because of accessibility of a certain weaponry. So, I’d be remiss not mentioning it now. I know it’s highly political, but, as a security person, this is — I’m looking at the access issue and looking at these numbers, and absolutely shocked and outraged that, for some reason, we’re not allowed to talk about that.” Follow Ian Hanchett on
