Matthew McConaughey has insisted things need to change following the horrific school shooting last month.
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after the assault weapons ban passed in the 1990s mass shooting declined considerably. And when the ban was lifted, mass shootings tripled.“That’s not complicated. If there’s less of something that is built to kill people, fewer people will be killed with that thing.
That’s why these days, you see so few mass catapult attacks,” Colbert said.“Now, there are things Congress could do, right now. Congress just refuses to do them. For instance the Senate could pass HR-8, a bill that was passed by the house over a year ago which would close loopholes in the background checks law.
It’s being held up by Senate Republicans, possibly because background checks are supported by ‘only’ 90% of voters,” Colbert continued.“90%! The only thing more popular than background checks is Dolly Parton riding a giant corgi bringing you free ice cream, and birthday sex.”Colbert then brought up how Democratic Texas gubernatorial hopeful Bet O’Rourke interrupted a self-serving speech about the massacre by Texas’ current Governor Gregg Abbot. O’Rourke noted, accurately, during his interruption that Abbot is “doing nothing” about the problem.“That’s not true Beto,” Colbert joked. “They’re not doing nothing.
They’re yelling at you for pointing out that they’re doing nothing.”“Some people, you might, call this a stunt. But all he’s doing is calling bulls— on their lie, the lie that ‘they will do anything that might upset the gun lobby that lines their pockets,” Colbert added.“Another liar” on that stage in Texas, Colbert continued, “was Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton,” who, Colbert noted, went on Fox News on Tuesday night, where he said: “We can’t stop bad people from doing bad things. They’re gonna violate murder laws, they’re not gonna follow fun
.Matthew McConaughey has insisted things need to change following the horrific school shooting last month.
Matthew McConaughey called for "gun responsibility" in a recent op-ed following the mass shooting that took place in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. The 52-year-old actor explained the difference between his idea of "gun responsibility" and "gun control." "There is a difference between control and responsibility," he explained.
HB 20 echoes claims made by conservatives that platforms such as Twitter and Facebook deliberately target conservative speech with content moderation policies such as “shadow banning,” which the platforms have repeatedly denied. However, the evidence is clear that that even with content moderation policies, Facebook still prioritizes conservative speech and ideologies and studies have proven that, for reasons that are unclear, right wing figures are amplified far more than left wing figures on Twitter.The tech industry and other parties have argued that the law would prevent content moderation of any kind, and enable hate speech to flourish online.
The Supreme Court blocked a Texas social media law that prohibited major platforms like Facebook and YouTube from restricting content based on viewpoint.
elementary shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Netflix acknowledged the opening scene to “Stranger Things” Friday-released fourth season may be painful for many fans of the show to watch.The streaming service has added a warning screen for US viewers ahead of “Chapter One: The Hellfire Club” because it graphically shows the bloodied bodies of dead children early into the first episode.“We filmed this season of ‘Stranger Things’ a year ago. But given the recent tragic shooting at a school in Texas, viewers may find the opening scene of episode 1 distressing.
Serena Williams issued a powerful statement to express her sadness over the horrific Texas school shooting which took place in Uvalde on Tuesday.MORE: Amy Schumer, Matthew McConaughey, and more react to Texas school shootingThe tennis pro joined many others around the world in sharing her heartbreak following the tragic massacre that saw 19 children and two teachers shot and killed by a lone teenage gunman.WATCH: CBS Mornings' Tony Dokoupil shares emotional message from family of AR-15 inventorPosting on social media, Serena penned: "I have been truly heartbroken by these heinous shootings. I keep praying for the victims and people affected by these crimes."I also Pray for God’s Kingdom to come, but until then we know we are living in times that are indeed “hard to deal with”.
door control? Are you insane?” Meyers marveled. “Why not stop at one? Why not just outlaw doors altogether? Then no one would need keys to get in your house.
This post has been updated to correct factual errors. David Simon, the creator of HBO’s acclaimed cop drama “The Wire,” spoke frankly about the police response to the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday — and contrasted that response to police officers he knew in real life.
The husband of a teacher who was shot dead in the horrific Texas school attack on Tuesday has suffered a fatal heart attack, according to reports.
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A Texas public safety official faced a barrage of questions over the timeline of police response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 children and two teachers dead.
A survivor of the Pulse nightclub massacre on Wednesday said he is “at a loss” over the massacre at a Texas elementary school that left 21 people dead.
The Washington Post, 31,000 students have been affected by mass violence since 1999, with hundreds of them murdered.And in the latest sickening detail, according to the Associated Press, police officers stood by doing nothing for 40 minutes during the attack, while nearby parents begged them to act and even considered trying to rush into the school by themselves. This comes after it was revealed that the initial story claiming the shooter had body armor on was false.
re killed by a lone gunman while, according to the Associated press, police stood by and let it happen. And talking about it, Kimmel visibly broke down multiple times.And Kimmel didn’t hold back when he pointed the finger at those he deemed responsible for making yet another mass shooting possible: Republicans.“Here we are again on another day of mourning in this country. Where once again, we grieve, for the babies, the little boys and girls whose lives have been ended and whose families have been destroyed,” Kimmel said.“While our leaders on the right, the ‘Americans’ in Congress and at Fox News and these other outlets warn us not to politicize this.
Beto O’Rourke interrupted a news conference given by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to protest inaction to mass shooting incidents, accusing state leaders of “doing nothing” to address gun violence.
Stephen Colbert began with a heartfelt message of reflection, after news broke of a gunman walking into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and killing 19 students and two adults. Colbert shared that the show was taped earlier in the day, and that the news broke shortly before he took the stage. “We learned about the unspeakable shooting in Uvalde, Texas, today.
that left 51 people dead — by banning assault-style weapons.“I can only speak to our experience in New Zealand, but when I watch from afar and see events such as those today, I think of them not as a politician, I see them just as a mother and I am so sorry for what has happened here,” she began.“And then I think about what happened to us, and all I can reflect is we are a very pragmatic people,” she continued. “When we saw something like that happen, everyone said, ‘Never again.’ So then it was incumbent on us as politicians to respond to that.
Heartbreaking images of the young children killed in the Texas school massacre have been released for the first time.