August 5, 2019 Mexican president urges US to enact gun control legislation in response to El Paso shooting Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pushed the United States to support gun control legislation on Monday in response to a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas over the weekend that claimed at least 22 lives, including eight Mexican nationals.
August 5, 2019 Ohio lawmaker blames mass shootings on 'drag queen advocates,' marijuana and open borders in Facebook rant An Ohio lawmaker has stirred up controversy with a Facebook rant blaming the recent mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas on the breakdown of “traditional American family,” gay marriage and “drag queen advocates” among other things.
August 5, 2019 Todd Starnes: CNN, Democrats use El Paso massacre to take cheap shots at Trump I fear that the mainstream media has become so infected with Trump Derangement Syndrome that they would risk national unrest to drive this president from office.
August 5, 2019 Dayton gunman may have had up to 250 rounds of ammunition, unclear if sister targeted, police chief says The gunman behind the attack in Dayton, Ohio that left nine dead may have had enough ammunition to inflict much more suffering before his rampage was cut short by responding officers, the city's police chief said Monday.
August 5, 2019 Steve Hilton: After every mass shooting we replay the same unhelpful loop Every time there's one of these terrible mass murders, we seem to replay the same loop tape.
August 5, 2019 Dayton shooting, chaos captured on surveillance video as officers seen racing towards gunfire Authorities in Dayton, Ohio can be seen racing into action in surveillance video that shows the chaotic moments when a gunman behind the shooting that left nine dead opened fire early Sunday in a neighborhood full of bars and restaurants, sending people scrambling for cover.
August 5, 2019 WSJ: Nearly all mass shooters have been young men alienated from society, these are the killers in our midst The mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton over the weekend are horrifying assaults on peaceful communities by disturbed young men.
August 5, 2019 Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson slammed for tweet about mass shooting data Astrophysicist and television personality Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson received backlash for a tweet he wrote following this weekend's mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso, showing the low death rate when compared with other types of tragedies.
August 5, 2019 Beto exploits tragedy of El Paso shootings for sake of politics The bodies in El Paso were barely cold when Beto O’Rourke started blaming President Trump. “He is a racist, and he stokes racism in this country . . . We have a president with white nationalist views in the United States today,” the failing Democratic presidential candidate told CNN all Saturday night and Sunday.
August 5, 2019 Dayton vigil attendees issue challenge to Ohio governor: 'Do something!' During a candlelight vigil Sunday night honoring the nine victims killed in a mass shooting in Dayton in the morning, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was challenged by protesters to “Do something!”