President Trump and others pointed to violent video games as a cause of the recent mass shootings.
No, sorry, the cause of the massacre in El Paso was not video games - it was racial hatred, spurred on by white supremacism. The shooter himself said so in a "manifesto" he posted shortly before the attack on 8chan- a social media platform for hate groups, linked to at least two other mass shootings, was shut down today by the company that hosted it. Video games had nothing to do with it - the shooter was radicalized by white supremacists, much the same way that Muslims are radicalized by ISIS and Al Qaeda.
Trump denounced white nationalism and white supremacy today but give it 24-48 hours - if past history is a guide, he will walk it back on Twitter, where we'll learn there are "good people on both sides".
There is no such thing as a good white supremacist. Period.
Trump also tried to make the argument that it was not the fault of the gun, it was the fault of the person pulling the trigger. I would argue that it's the fault of a system that ALLOWED that person to pull the trigger. I am not advocating eliminating guns, but I am advocating common-sense gun laws. Comprehensive background checks are a good starting point - the House has passed two bipartisan bills that would start the process, but Moscow Mitch has blocked them from even being considered by the Senate. Why?
He has also blocked bipartisan House bills addressing election security. Why? Who is he working for? Clearly, it's not the American people.
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