The shooter tried to buy a gun from a registered dealer, but failed the background check. So he bought the gun in a private sale, no background check required. Then he shot 30 people, killing 7.
Could there be a more compelling case for why we need universal background checks?
Former SecDef Mattis: “All Americans need to recognize that our democracy is an experiment—and one that can be reversed. We all know that we’re better than our current politics.” https://t.co/tJSTvlDzmM
"What is going on here? He's not even pretending to do the job anymore... he's watching cable news and hate-tweeting... There's no adults in the room anymore." - @K_JeanPierre w/ @NicolleDWallace
Critics say the Trumps are using the presidency to boost the president's businesses by forcing the federal government to spend taxpayer money at Trump properties https://t.co/gLTdBT9slX
Time correspondent Vera Bergengruen explains how a Kremlin-linked firm that had been under sanctions was able to invest millions in Sen. Mitch McConnell’s home state of Kentucky. https://t.co/TRRsmrZkyo
Dear Mainstream Media,
Stop covering Donald Trump as if he is a normal president of the United States and start covering him as if he is a felon, a white supremacist, and a demagogue because that’s EXACTLY who he is.
Sincerely,
Every Decent Person Left in America
Holy crap!
@KyDems met Mitch McConnell with a LOT of enthusiasm in his first public appearance since he refused to secure our elections. 🤣🤣🤣 #MoscowMitch
BREAKING: Three @NRA board members just resigned saying that they lost their committee assignments after raising questions about certain spending by CEO Wayne LaPierre. https://t.co/DDmEL2tkRa
U.S. citizens—including 18-year-old Francisco Erwin Galicia and 9-year-old Julia Isabel Amparo Medina—have been detained by @CBP and @ICEgov despite presenting proof of citizenship. I'm demanding an investigation into this unacceptable abuse of power. https://t.co/qn2DPNj80R
Andrew Yang: "If you go to a factory here in Michigan, you will not find wall-to-wall immigrants, you will find wall-to-wall robots and machines. Immigrants are being scapegoated for issues they have nothing to do with in our economy." #DemDebate