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Only one thing matters: end universal access to assault rifles.
Stop asking what was his motive? is he mentally ill? did he have a record of other crimes? what race is he? was he a white supremacist? why did he drive ten hours from Dallas to El Paso? why were Walmart shoppers his targets?
Just face one fact: he attacked with a Kalishnikov rifle. The USA allows any fool to buy fully automatic and semi-automatic assault rifles. Most other countries don't.
Until we take these weapons of war away from every Tom, Dick, and Harry, more young white males will use them in mass shootings.
It's the third multiple shooting in one week: Gilroy CA, Los Angeles CA, El Paso TX.
Two shooters used assault rifles. They each sought a soft target and killed people randomly.
The cities of El Paso, Texas, in the USA and Juarez, Chihuahua, in Mexico are divided by the Rio Grande and by an international border.
In Juarez, the problem is gangs, but no one can legally buy an assault rifle.
In El Paso and the rest of Texas, any male can buy as many handguns, hunting rifles, fully automatic rifles, and semi-automatic rifles as he likes.
And he can end many lives before the police can stop him.
We must rise up and demand sensible gun reform.
Step 1: Tell Mitch McConnell to stop blocking a Senate vote on the House bill to enact backgrounds checks. Then vote him out of the Senate. Here's what the Giffords Center says:
The House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Background Checks Act more than 100 days ago. But Senator Mitch McConnell is blocking the bill. Stand with Gabby Giffords and demand a vote.
Step 2: Vote out of office any legislator--any city, state, or national leader--who will not ban assault rifles. Start with Mitch McConnell and the fool in the White House. No more gun-enablers!
Step 3: Donate money to United Against Gun Violence: Brady and Giffords: Courage to Fight Gun Violence.
Step 4: Impoverish the NRA.
Step 5: Control magazines and bullets.
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