Illinois: Manhunt Underway After Multiple People Fatally Shot In 2 Homes
One AmericaAUG 2023
Illinois Mass Shooting Suspect Found Dead in Texas
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The Spin
Democratic narrative
The US is plagued by gun violence. Yet, Republicans continue to sit back and watch the carnage unfold rather than help Congress pass meaningful federal gun control laws to prevent Illinois-like incidents. The GOP, which is effectively owned by the gun lobby, has blood on its hands because it continues to offer "thoughts and prayers" after every mass shooting instead of taking concrete steps to end the endemic.
Republican narrative
Monday's fatal shooting in Illinois exemplifies why tighter gun control laws won't do anything to slow the pace of mass shootings. Illinois has some of the strongest gun control laws in the US, yet they did nothing to stop a criminal from opening fire on innocent Americans. The Democrats just want to infringe on the Second Amendment under the garb of preventing gun violence.