expanded its blast radius over the weekend to a premium outlet mall in texas where that state s republican leaders are today striking a pose of complete impotence in the face of both deadly forces, the 199th shooting took place in allen, texas, a suburb of dallas, texas, eight people were murdered including a 5-year-old boy. six others were injured. unimaginable. unthinkable carnage unfolded as a man armed with an ar-15 style rifle opened fire. here s how one eyewitness who rushed to the mall when his son said shots had been fired outside the store where he works described the scene. the first girl i walked up to was crouched down covering her head in the bushes so i felt for a pulse, pulled her head to the side and she had no face. and so when i rolled the mother over, he came out and asked him are you okay, he said, my mom is hurt. my mom is hurt so whether than traumatize him anymore, i sat him down, he was covered from head to toe like somebody poured blood on him. th
now it s time for the last word with jonathan capehart in for lawrence. good evening my friend. hey, good evening alex. great to see you, have a great weekend. you too. america, republicans are gaslighting you. it s only april, but america has already had 17 mass shootings. republicans want you to believe that most people aren t bothered by mass slaughter with military grade weapons. republicans want to believe that most people feel the solution is to arm more people in more places. republicans want you to believe that most people would think it s cute, not crazy, to give guns to a toddler. little miss adi, who was almost two, they have brought us so much joy. now adi, who you know, soon will need them, i want to reassure you, she already has a shotgun and she already has a rifle. and she s got a little pony name sparkles to, so the girl is set up. only 1% of americans are members of the nra, but the nra controls 100% of the republican agenda on guns. here s tenness
people would think it s cute, not crazy, to give guns to a toddler. little miss adi, who was almost two, they have brought us so much joy. now adi, who you know, soon will need them, i want to reassure you, she already has a shotgun and she already has a rifle. and she s got a little pony name sparkles to, so the girl is set up. only 1% of americans are members of the nra, but the nra controls 100% of the republican agenda on guns. here s tennessee congressman andy ogles, 2021 christmas card. he represents the district where three and nine-year-old children and three adults were killed at the covenant school in nashville last month. congressman ogles deleted the photo of his social media, but not before defending the photo after the mass shooting at a nashville elementary school. here s what americans actually think about anti gun violence member according to new fox poll. 87% of voters support background checks for guns. 81% of voters support improving and the enforcem
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the shooter who you see on the screen appears to have been unable to find anyone to shoot. we can also see how quick and brave the response from both staff members and the first responders was. this woman was outside the school, out in the open when police arrived. not only was she putting herself in danger by not getting into a more secure location. but listen how she communicated to the police when they arrived. that woman quickly and concisely told the police everything they needed to know, be careful, two kids might still be in the hallways, people inside are telling her that the shooter is upstairs. seconds after that, the police had entered the building. the police then cleared the room, they cleared room after room methodically and with breathtaking speed. it s clear they have trained for this moment. and when they ultimately heard gunshots, they sprinted toward them. they neutralized the shooter. it s a testament to the teachers in a building for locking down so effec