New York bombing suspect Ahmad Rahami passed a background check to acquire the handgun he used to shoot two police officers as they closed in on him September 19.

The gun–a Glock 9mm–was acquired from a retailer in Salem, Virginia, in July.

According to The Washington Post, Rahami “was able to legally purchase the gun in Salem because he presented to the dealer a valid Virginia state ID with an address in Roanoke.” He also passed the “federal background check” required for the purchase.

This means Rahami joins a long list of attackers and alleged attackers who acquired their firearms “legally”–i.e., via background checks. That list includes:

the Orlando attacker (June 12)

the UCLA gunman (June 1)

the San Bernardino attackers (December 2, 2015)

the Colorado Springs attacker (October 31, 2015)

the Umpqua Community College attacker (October 1, 2015)

Alison Parker’s attacker (August 26, 2015)

the Lafayette movie theater attacker (July 23, 2015)

the Chattanooga attacker (July 16, 2015)

the alleged Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal attacker (Jun 17, 2015)

the Muhammad Carton Contest attackers (May 3, 2014)

the Las Vegas cop killers (June 9, 2015)

the Santa Barbara attacker (May 23, 2014)

the Fort Hood attacker (April 2, 2014)

the Arapahoe High School attacker (December 13, 2013)

the D.C. Navy Yard attacker (September 16, 2013)

the Aurora movie theater attacker (July 20, 2012)

Gabby Giffords’ attacker (January 8, 2011)

the Fort Hood attacker (November 5, 2009)

the Virginia Tech attacker (April 16, 2007), and many others.

It is important to note that officials like President Barack Obama and Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Joe Manchin (D-WV)–together with gun control groups like Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action–continuously push background checks as a way of keeping Americans safe.

AWR Hawkins is the Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.