True, the media has it's bias 

Spot on. However, that statement is abused as a cop out for the ones who defend lax gun laws.

Is this a hate crime?

Terrorist acts usually have some political motivation underneath. As far as I know, this shooting could just be a nut looking for people to kill because it gets him off or he just played Hatred.

Says who?

None Muslim ---> Hate crime or Mentally sick
Muslim---> Terrorist attack

Enough said.....

I don't think banning guns altogether is the answer and I'm not in favor of taking guns away from citizens who have a good track record and are proven responsible owners.
But, the problem is the people like this punk in this latest shooting. People who clearly have a few screws loose upstairs.
Look at it this way.
Let's say there are two people; Heads and Tails, I'll call them.
Heads - A responsible, admirable, respectful, and trustworthy individual who is praised and beloved by everyone who knows him. He's also a gun owner, multiple guns in fact. However, he understands the responsibility and burden that comes with owning a gun and treats them seriously. He keeps them stored safely and only takes them out or uses them a) when he wants to go hunting. Or b) for self-defense or to protect others. He saves his bullets for when absolutely necessary. And we would feel more safe and secure to be in his house, knowing his armed and equipped to protect us should something bad happen.

And then, there's Tails - A hateful, vengeful, mentally ill psychopath who is feared, shunned, and vilified by most people who know him. He is a gun owner as well. Need I say more on what a person like that could do with a gun?

As it stands, people like Tails are almost or just as likely to buy and own a gun as people like Heads. THAT'S the problem.
Gun Control is the obvious solution to this problem, but the politicians in power, who have taken money and support from the NRA to help put them in those positions off power, do not want to do it out of fear for their own position. They put themselves and their own selfish needs over the needs and safety of the citizens they are supposed to serve.

yup that was a case of white terrorism.

His agenda was clear unlike some random school shooting.

it was video games, and trumps fault.

if logic that most use is applied.

Ireland is also an island

its much harder to keep guns out of the US.  The US produces a lot of guns and even if the country stops all that there’s a southern border that entire people can get across fairly frequently

You are weird.

How do you so much know about Japan ?

I know very little about Ireland though.

User warned due to this post -cycycychris

That the focus in this thread is on gun-control and not white-nationalism is a bit alarming. 

Anyway, I don't think there is a gun-control law which would've prevented a white guy in his 40's with what seems to be no prior criminal background from obtaining one. 

He probably has had the gun for years, and would be grandfathered into any ban. 

Gun control is not going to stop a person like this: