Candidates Use Anti-Gun Playbook To Talk About Gilroy Shootings

By Cam Edwards

AP Photo/Noah Berger

As word was breaking about the mass shooting in Gilroy, California last night, presidential candidates Beto O’Rourke and Joe Biden were among those quickly jumping on Twitter to call for vague and unnamed gun control laws. Neither waited until any facts emerged, nor did they mention any of the existing gun laws on the books in California. Beto even managed to give a shout out to gun control activists while avoiding any specific policy proposals.

Sending love to all who are hurting tonight—and all who are affected by the 40,000 gun deaths in America each year. We can accept this as our fate or we can change it. Following the lead of the students marching for their lives, and for all of ours, I know we can end this crisis.

— Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) July 29, 2019

Biden, meanwhile, talked about fixing our “broken” gun laws without ever explaining how he would “fix” them.

This violence is not normal. How many more families will have to lose a loved one before we fix our broken gun laws? We must take action, starting with real reform.

Our thoughts are with everyone in Gilroy this evening. …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms