Liberals, gun control advocates, and 2020 Democratic presidential candidates wasted no time politicizing the mass murder tragedy in El Paso Saturday.
Before law enforcement confirmed the number of casualties, before families were reunited, before all of the injured were transported to hospitals, before the scene was declared safe, liberals rushed to call for new gun control measures.
Democratic presidential candidates:
The news out of El Paso is devastating. I'm heartbroken for the victims and their families. Far too many communitie… https://t.co/gvWFQikWbS— Elizabeth Warren (@Elizabeth Warren)1564862152.0
Everyone in America, myself included, is devastated by the news of this latest attack in El Paso. Sadly, after each… https://t.co/eAFVwVZcj2— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders)1564865642.0
My grandmother used to take me to Cielo Vista Mall. Now it’s one more mass shooting scene. How many more must grieve before we act? #ElPaso— Pete Buttigieg (@Pete Buttigieg)1564860010.0
“Keep that shit on the battlefields. Do not bring it into our communities” — Beto on military styled weapons, which… https://t.co/EAXuFcyKco— Sam Stein (@Sam Stein)1564857288.0
My heart is with the people of El Paso today as they cope with a devastating mass shooting—the scope of which we ar… https://t.co/uGjoMsl5hE— Julián Castro (@Julián Castro)1564863667.0
Enough. We need to end this national nightmare. Praying for everyone affected by this unspeakable tragedy, and for… https://t.co/qJL2mneGpE— Cory Booker (@Cory Booker)1564863166.0
Absolutely heartbroken to hear the news out of El Paso. We cannot allow this to keep happening in America. Citize… https://t.co/LIYBgqowk3— Seth Moulton (@Seth Moulton)1564861911.0
Truly heartbreaking news out of El Paso today. We must come together and summon the courage to say: no more. We can… https://t.co/4uMmfSw4pF— Jay Inslee (@Jay Inslee)1564860648.0
“Someone else will take care of it” generally doesn’t work as a problem-solving approach.— Andrew Yang (@Andrew Yang)1564857816.0
Today’s tragedy in El Paso is heartbreaking for every American. Our prayers go out to the residents of El Paso and… https://t.co/jodalVUD5B— John Delaney (@John Delaney)1564862201.0
Activists:
My God. I am just now learning about the mass shooting in El Paso. Reports state that at least 18 people have been… https://t.co/fds1iGx09n— Shaun King (@Shaun King)1564861159.0
I survived war in Beirut. I witnessed some of the most intense urban combat of the 20th century. Yet there is som… https://t.co/25XnL8cgFu— Peter Daou (@Peter Daou)1564863559.0
A 21-year-old murdered at least 20 people at an El Paso Walmart yet no amount of social media outrage will change a… https://t.co/ntUCuIadqE— Eugene Gu, MD (@Eugene Gu, MD)1564861790.0
Those who say now is not the right time for a convo on gun reform are correct. 20 YEARS AGO was the right time for… https://t.co/yhnLn5JTul— Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈 (@Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈)1564862982.0
El Paso, a border city, one of the SAFEST IN THE NATION, until what from all reports appears to be a white guy with… https://t.co/fnOoi5akCD— Jodi Jacobson (@Jodi Jacobson)1564862254.0
“God be with you” is the new “thoughts and prayers.” When will @senatemajldr allow a vote on the HR8 background ch… https://t.co/wzO3gKFPwh— Shannon Watts (@Shannon Watts)1564864270.0
