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The Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting Sunday in Gilroy, California left four dead including the shooter. Among the dead was a 6-year-old boy. Fifteen people were also injured, some critically, some less serious--let's pray for them.
The 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls, never letting a tragedy go to waste, jumped at the chance to respond to the shooting as they addressed the country's "gun violence epidemic."
Former Vice President weighed in on Twitter: "This violence is not normal," he said, contradicting himself and the other candidates who claim that gun violence is now a normal occurrence in America. "How many more families will have to lose loved one before we fix our broken gun laws? We must take action, starting with real reform."
The gun laws in California are among the strictest in the nation. Aside from confiscating all legal guns, and making former gun owners defenseless, what will stricter gun laws do?
Authorities in Gilroy along with officials from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reported that a single gunman, who may have had an accomplice, opened fire on the crowd. In under one minute he was engaged by police officers and killed by good guys with guns.
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), the state’s former attorney general, took to Twitter to call the shooting “horrific.”
Gee, ya think?
“Our country has a gun violence epidemic that we cannot tolerate,” she tweeted, implying that she would ban all firearms leaving only the people who don't follow the law to have them.
Sen. Cory "Mr. Potato Head" Booker (D-NJ), said on Twitter that his "heart breaks" for the families involved in the shooting, and also pointed to the gun violence “epidemic.” But he was only acting when he said it and offered no solutions.
Robert Francis "Beto" O’Rourke, did not mention the Gilroy shooting in a Sunday tweet sent from his proctologist's office, but said he was “sending love to all who are hurting tonight—and all who are affected by the 40,000 gun deaths in America each year,” A significant number of them by suicide that he failed to clarify.
“Our country has a gun violence epidemic that we cannot tolerate,” she tweeted, implying that she would ban all firearms leaving only the people who don't follow the law to have them.
Sen. Cory "Mr. Potato Head" Booker (D-NJ), said on Twitter that his "heart breaks" for the families involved in the shooting, and also pointed to the gun violence “epidemic.” But he was only acting when he said it and offered no solutions.
Robert Francis "Beto" O’Rourke, did not mention the Gilroy shooting in a Sunday tweet sent from his proctologist's office, but said he was “sending love to all who are hurting tonight—and all who are affected by the 40,000 gun deaths in America each year,” A significant number of them by suicide that he failed to clarify.
It is unclear how love can be sent via Twitter as it is a platform normally used to send hate and/or insults, but O'Rourke is a special character.
Gun control has been a key issue for Democrats and many have laid out plans on how they will approach the issue. Spartacus Booker unveiled a wide-ranging gun control proposal this week and showcased his call for federal licensing of firearms, which will bring in more money to the government but will not do a thing to curtail gun violence as it is a cultural problem.
Gun control has been a key issue for Democrats and many have laid out plans on how they will approach the issue. Spartacus Booker unveiled a wide-ranging gun control proposal this week and showcased his call for federal licensing of firearms, which will bring in more money to the government but will not do a thing to curtail gun violence as it is a cultural problem.
This is why it's a good idea not to mention the names of the perpetrators who do such things as they are often looking for notoriety and fame.
Harris said she would move quickly to curb gun violence if elected to the White House, vowing to use executive action if Congress didn’t act in her first 100 days.
Harris said she would move quickly to curb gun violence if elected to the White House, vowing to use executive action if Congress didn’t act in her first 100 days.
She is likely to meet stiff opposition on this issue if elected, but is likely not to be elected in the first place.
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Spartacus Booker!!!! I love it
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