After Requesting Psychological Help, Why Did Accused Florida Airport Shooter Still Have Gun?

Florida airport shooting suspect Esteban Santiago, facing federal charges that could potentially result in a death sentence, has his first court hearing Monday.

In November, police in Anchorage, Alaska, confiscated Santiago's gun and brought him to a mental health facility after he went to an FBI office complaining of "terroristic thoughts." But because he was never adjudicated mentally ill, he was able to pick up his gun a month later. Nor did past arrests for domestic violence prevent him from owning a gun, because he was never convicted.

Megan O'Matz (@megomatz), investigative reporter for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, joins Here & Now's Robin Young to discuss how the accused shooter fell through the cracks.

With reporting from The Associated Press