America needs coat control, not gun control, according to Hugh Hewitt.
The conservative commentator proposed a ban on trench coats Monday, arguing such a measure could have prevented the teenager accused of killing 10 people at a Houston-area high school last week.
"To the teachers and administrators out there, the trench coat is kind of a giveaway," Hewitt said on his namesake show on the Salem Radio Network while discussing Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the trench coat-clad gunman who opened fire at the Santa Fe High School on Friday morning, according to authorities.
"You might just say, 'No more trench coats,' " Hewitt continued. "The creepy people, make a list, check it twice."
Pagourtzis wore a black trench coat as he methodically killed his classmates and teachers before surrendering to police. Investigators are still trying to piece together what motivated the 17-year-old suspect to carry out the grisly attack.
Before floating the clothing ban, Hewitt said universal background checks or high-capacity magazine bans wouldn't have had "any impact" in the case of Pagourtzis, since it was revealed he used his father's shotgun and pistol to carry out the shooting, according to investigators.
"It's a Second Amendment right, it's not a Second Amendment suggestion," Hewitt said, adding all gun control legislation should be pursued on a state level, not on a federal one.
The Texas massacre has reignited a heated national debate, with Republicans and NRA leaders blaming everything but weapons for the scourge of gun violence, while Democrats and gun control advocates have renewed their calls for beefed-up legislation.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick drew sharp rebuke after he proposed limiting the number of exits and entrances as a way to prevent school shootings.
"We may have to look at the design of our schools moving forward," Patrick said. "There are too many entrances and too many exits."
