ANALYSIS: Mass shootings can be prevented—and the Trump administration needs to lead the effort
Once again the nation’s attention has been drawn to mass killings that have become all too common in our society.
On the heels of El Paso, greater attention has correctly been focused on the hateful, polarized and often-times overtly racist nature of our political discourse. Greater attention has been focused on the use of social media to spread hateful rhetoric and the rising threat of domestic terrorism, in particular the threat posed by the spread of white supremacy. But it would be a mistake to think this is simply a problem of white supremacy.
Mass shootings did not begin during the Trump administration. We began to experience an increase in these attacks during the Obama administration. After the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, the White House mobilized the entire federal government in an effort to address the growing threat. I know because I was there.
Some have argued that the Trump administration has not embarked in any such sustained effort. In fact, it appears resources and programs that could be used to address this threat have been diverted, focusing instead on immigration-related enforcement activities. Department of Homeland Security officials have apparently been told by the White House to focus almost exclusively on border security and immigration enforcement.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Most Americans expect next mass shooting to happen in next three months: Reuters/Ipsos pollNearly half of all Americans expect another mass shooting will happen soon in th...
Consulte Mais informação »
Song You Need to Know: Lana Del Rey, ‘Looking for America’Lana Del Rey's 'Looking for America' is a spare, powerful response to the mass-shooting epidemic
Consulte Mais informação »
2020 Vision: El Paso and Dayton dominate as Warren calls on Walmart to stop selling gunsAfter mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, the gun control debate takes center stage in Iowa.
Consulte Mais informação »
“It Was a Bad Headline”: Times Chief Says Paper Fumbled Trump SpeechThe New York Times headline generated intense backlash, with prominent journalists and political figures decrying the paper’s framing and, in some cases, canceling their subscriptions
Consulte Mais informação »
Man in body armor and armed with rifle sparks panic at Walmart in MissouriThe armed man who walked into a Missouri Walmart store dressed in body armor and fatigues is “lucky to be alive” after being confronted at gunpoint by an off-duty firefighter, a police official said.
Consulte Mais informação »