Legal experts said the judge's decision set a precedent that could be used to challenge gun-control laws.

Q. Do you think gun-control laws could have saved your father?

There weren't any gun-control laws in effect yet, so why come out to the middle of nowhere?

This is why there had to be gun-control laws.

The events have left many citizens questioning police competence and the efficiency of their gun-control laws.

He also says gun-control laws "tie the hands of the good guys."

"Will you press Congress for a new gun-control law?"

The process alone, even before today, has been salutary, advocates of domestic gun-control laws said.

"We already have one of the strictest gun-control laws in the country," he said.

And in a state filled with gun lovers, he has been a strong advocate of gun-control laws.