The day after the heinous attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, law enforcement officials indicated that alleged gunman Nikolas Cruz purchased his rifle legally.

This means Cruz passed a background check to acquire the firearm.

PIX 11 reports that Cruz purchased the gun “about a year ago.”  Law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity told the Associated Press that the purchase was made at a Broward County, Florida, gun store.

USA Today reports that Cruz had “no criminal record” and, therefore, nothing to prevent him from passing a background check to acquire the gun.

This means Cruz joins a long list of mass public attackers who acquired their guns via background checks. Therefore, despite the left’s non-stop calls for more background checks, almost every mass public attacker of recent memory acquired his or her guns by passing one.

Here is a list of just some of the attackers who acquired their firearms by complying with background check requirements:

As the above list shows, background checks have proven impotent to stop determined attackers.

AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News, the host of the Breitbart podcast Bullets with AWR Hawkins, and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com. Sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange.