You realize the boy wasn’t black right? This week a black man was killed in Minnesota, a white kid was killed in Maryland, and a Latino kid was killed in Chicago all at the hands of police. None of them should have happened. Period.
Tbh I don’t think it quite as simplistic as that. Canada and some of the Scandinavian countries have quite high gun ownership levels for instance (although admittedly not as high as US) but don’t seem to have anywhere near the same issues you’d expect if it was the only factor.
I agree it’s a contributing factor, and it’s without a doubt worse in some areas more than others. I don’t however think it’s broadly as big of a factor as people make out based on the data.
Police know the shooter, he has known mental health issues, and he still rolls up to the airport with a gun in hand.Police shoot man firing indiscriminately at people outside San Antonio airport: Police
An officer-involved shooting was reported at the San Antonio International Airport in Texas on Thursday.abcnews.go.com
Simultaneously, the Texas House has moved to pass "Constitutional Carry" rights for residents of the state. In effect, anyone not prohibited by Federal law can walk into a gun show, purchase a gun with no requirement for a license or training and then walk straight into a school, a sports stadium, a polling station, a bar/restaurant or church openly carrying said weapon. No law can stop them.
Other than the gun lobby and right-wing blabbernutters - no one supports this. Certainly not Police Departments but even the powerful concealed handgun licensing lobby hates this bill because it effectively kills that multi-million dollar industry in this state.
Morons. Utter, complete morons.
Because enough people have been sold and bought a lie about the Second Amendment relentlessly pitched to them by the NRA and the Republican Party.
He died a noble death. But It is the folly of being alive in real-time. You don't have freeze frame then you have it coming.
