It’s not mental illness, it’s hate and guns

8/6/19
 
   < < Go Back
 

By Peter Ambler,

from CNN,
8/5/19:

Contrary to what many Republican politicians are quick to suggest, this isn’t a problem of video games, “evil” and mental illness. Both the El Paso and the Dayton shooters appear to have been motivated by hatred, and in the El Paso case, racism: the alleged shooter is believed to have authored a four-page document online shortly before the shooting in which he warned of, among other things, a “Hispanic invasion.” The shooter’s motivation in Dayton is unclear — but in both cases, the shooters used violence and terrorism as tactics, with guns as the obvious weapon of choice.

Every year, there are more than 10,000 violent hate crime attacks involving firearms in our country, according to an analysis of FBI crime statistics by Everytown for Gun Safety.
And hate-fueled violence is on the rise.

More From CNN: