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DW: Chaos Erupts After O’Rourke Crashes Abbott Press Conference On Uvalde Shooting
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Shooter's Social Media, Russia-Ukraine, Fed Minutes Spark Rally
US: Texas school shooter Salvador Ramos bragged about plans in chilling Facebook posts (NY Post) + NRA to host Texas convention days after Uvalde school shooting (Yahoo)
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US: Wall Street rallies as Fed minutes meet expectations (Reuters)
US: Brittney Griner's wife calls on Biden to help in WNBA star's release from Russian detainment (Fox News)
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US: Hyundai recalling 239K vehicles over exploding seat belt parts risk (The Hill)
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Unthinkable in Uvalde
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LEFT-LEANING SENTIMENT
Guns Are Too Easy To Come By, and That May Be America’s Undoing
- Simply stated, it's far too easy to access semiautomatic weapons and body armor, both of which are routinely used in domestic terrorist shootings like this.
- The fate of America hangs in the balance amid this shooting and others: is this how the nation ends, by continuously tearing itself apart with violence?
- Elected officials on the right and Second Amendment advocates refuse to consider anything other than adding more guns to the equation.
“Uvalde, Buffalo and the Semiautomatic Weapons That Terrorize Us” Mary B. McCord, New York Times Op-ed: “Permissive gun laws and easy access to firearms make the United States a prime target for firearms-based terrorist attacks … like the one in Uvalde, where 19 children and two adults were fatally shot. Whether that shooting ultimately meets the statutory definition of terrorism or not, it certainly has terrified people nationwide, raising fears yet again that children are at risk, even in their schools, by a violence abetted by the ready availability of semiautomatic weapons. … As the attacks make clear, these types of military-style weapons are not used only by those who commit mass shootings in the name of foreign terrorist groups. … National security and public safety require far more than a good guy with a gun. They require effective regulation over access to these weapons.”
“National suicide plays out one murderous mass shooting at a time” Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times: “Perhaps this is how it all ends — self-government, self-defense, self-control, liberty, unity, family. Perhaps the fate of the nation is to watch its soul die along with the at least 19 students and two adults shot to death Tuesday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. This is us, the American people… killing our children, ourselves and each other. Killing our future. This is who we are. This is what we have become. We can no longer send our children to school without pangs of anxiety that they will be in the line of fire in what ought to be havens of safety and learning. Nor can we find refuge in churches, mosques or synagogues, or in shopping centers, or at baby showers, picnics or parties. When we feel in danger, we get out our guns. Our guns put us in danger, so we get more.”
One more opinion piece from the Left: Texas school shooting: The right responds to massacre by calling for more guns Heather Digby Parton, Salon
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RIGHT-LEANING SENTIMENT
Solutions Exist, but Mental Health Falls by Wayside as Politics Rage
- The common denominator in mass shootings of this type is mental illness, and we have failed to come up with an effective answer for that as a society.
- Gun control measures would not have stopped the rampage in Uvalde or Buffalo, but hard security measures like armed guards and fenced campuses would make an impact.
- President Joe Biden’s public comments following the Uvalde shooting were completely politicized, illustrating his continued failure to “unite the country,” something he vowed to do.
“Mental illness epidemic has kids killing kids. Uvalde school shooting is only the latest” Editorial Board, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram: “Whatever else these mass violence events are, they are a screaming symptom of our overall epidemic of mental illness, at all ages. We must address it forthrightly. Yes, guns must be part of the discussion. Sadly, many of the tropes that are rolled out in these circumstances are true: It was clearly far too easy for the shooter to obtain weapons. But he violated any number of laws already on the books and shouldn’t have even had the handgun he used. The U.S. is the only country to regularly suffer this kind and level of gun violence. But we don’t do enough to keep guns out of the hands of those who might be dangerous. … American youths are quietly suffering every day, and many will harm themselves if not others. … we already know things we can do to help avoid more — in our families and communities, not just in our governments.”
“None of the gun control solutions routinely posited would stop the sort of evil mass shootings we have seen over the past few weeks.” Ben Shapiro, Twitter: “When it comes to schools, the answer was and is that we must provide significant security upgrades to every campus. In the Jewish community, we have been doing this for literally decades at this point. Armed security guards, protocols on locked exterior doors, lockdown procedures and mechanisms for classrooms, fenced campuses are commonplace and well-accepted. Usually the response to this is, ‘But that's not normal.’ From the same folks who correctly point out that it is not normal for kids to have to undergo ‘run and hide’ training for school shootings. If we're going to make things more abnormal, can we at least do effective things?”
One more opinion piece from the Right: Has there ever been a more cruel, tone-deaf, president? Patricia McCarthy, American Thinker
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Americans' Thoughts on “Hard Security” At Schools
Polling conducted immediately after the Buffalo shooting found 54% of Americans want to see stricter laws concerning the sale of guns, while 30% said they should remain as is, and 16% want them less strict (CBS News).
Two years ago, over 90% of parents said they consider locked classrooms, metal detectors, and the presence of law enforcement somewhat or very important (Harris).
In 2019, 62% of Republicans said armed teachers would make schools safer, compared with just 22% of Democrats (AP-NORC). That same year 61% of adults surveyed said an armed guard would make their child safer at school (Rasmussen).
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It is sad it has come to this but yes I think all schools should have armed security. It might not always help but better than having no defense. People need to stop counting on the federal government for answers as they will never fix this. The political system is completely broken. Protect your own schools because the Feds will not!
Many schools already have fenced campuses, one entry point, metal detectors and a police presence. And that was 20+ years ago in CA. Why not all schools? And who were they screening? Students. Guns are not the problem, our ignoring mental health issues is the problem. And why was there no attempt to stop this young man who posted his intentions? Someone determined to inflict pain on others will find a way whether it’s a gun, knife, vehicle or bomb. We keep blaming inanimate objects when the truth is we have no intention of tackling the underlying problem. Mental health issues are ignored here. Until that changes, we’ll keep seeing this kind if tragedy.
Over reaction to these horrible tragedies isn’t going to help anything. Several studies have shown that how media covers these tragedies in fact generates more of them. I’d wager that the media outlets all know this fact, but instead of altering how they cover the events, they are doubling down on the sensationalist coverage. As far as hardening our schools, it is a feel good measure, but reality is that your child is much much more likely to die in a car accident on the way to or from school than to be shot while in school. The coverage of these events makes it seem like they are frequent, when in reality they are rare. The focus on them generates interest from unstable people who studies show likely wouldn’t have shot up a school without the idea being planted in their heads.
Exactly what John Zada says in Veils of Distortion. Media’s irresponsibility is a big part of the problem. Totally driven by greed.
We, in the United States should not have to go there, to locked buildings and metal detectors in schools, but it appears we have to, to protect our students and teachers. In the United States we have devalued life and this started with abortion and legalized suicide. In addition, the video games we condone glorify the killing of people. Also, when we move away from stern consequences of breaking the law then we bare the consequences of a lack of punishment for the offenders. We have moved away from the Judeo Christian values of a life for life. Capital punishment may not work in all cases but I bet it would deter many. So, hard security at our schools is now a must! Guns do not kill people, people kill people!
Mental illness is the problem. Violence is up all around this country. U lock people up and isolate them and this is what u get. Young men are increasingly more violent. We need to know why .
Banning guns is not a solution, yes, maybe we need regulation. But we have to go to the original problem, which is mental health and education. Well, in the end, bad people will always break the law to buy illegal weapons.And I think so, even though it doesn’t sound normal until the first problem is solved (which is long term). We need to make quick decisions, and those are to put armed guards, police, metal control etc. God send strength to the families of the victims
When will we deal with the real problem of mental illness? Time and time again these are young angry men showing the same warning signs! Angry posts, threats, encounters with law enforcement, mental health issues showing at home and school , etc etc This is the real threat we are facing, declining mental health and no system in place to handle it. More guns, officers and “hardening soft targets” does nothing to deal with the root cause of poor mental health! In addition to this, If the laws in place had been used properly, he would have been unable to purchase the weapons he used. He had mental health issues that were documented. It should have led to his being placed on the do not sell weapons to list! If it had, the weapons would not have been sold to him. More gun laws punish legal law-abiding citizens and do not prevent law breakers from finding weapons while ignoring the real issue!