Horrific Texas Mass Shooting Reveals GOP's Weakness Ahead Of Midterms - The Beat - MSNBC (3 videos)

[Rhiannon12866]

More than 100 GOP midterm ads feature guns, according to The New York Times. MSNBC’s Ari Melber breaks down how guns have become a central part of right-wing discourse and explains how more people than ever are speaking out in the wake of the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school. Aired on 05/26/2022.




After Texas Massacre, GOP Pushes False Narrative In Support Of Guns - The Beat - MSNBC

After 19 children and two teachers were killed at a Texas elementary school in a mass shooting, Republicans are pushing the false narrative that “the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” MSNBC’s Ari Melber fact-checks the GOP’s claims, citing a study that reveals armed guards at schools “do not prevent school shootings or gun-related incidents.” Aired on 05/26/2022.




‘Tools Of War’: GOP’s Obsession With Guns Reveals Major Weakness Within The Party - The Beat - MSNBC

Though gun violence is now the top cause of death for children in America, the GOP refuses to acknowledge that guns are the problem. MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by former RNC chair Michael Steele to discuss the GOP’s fetishization of guns and the Democrats’ messaging on gun safety. Steele tells Melber that “this has become very personal for a lot of Americans.” Aired on 05/26/2022.

[Turbineguy]

1. A vote for republicans

is a vote for death.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. We sure need a change in leadership in Texas. Every one of them is culpable...

But even here in New York, guns were available for someone who should never have had access to them.