Despite increase, Pres. Trump retweets post saying America is not in the 'midst of an epidemic of mass shootings.'
Less than two weeks after a total of 31 people were killed in back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, President Trump retweeted a tweet that said the United States was not in the"midst of an epidemic of mass shootings.”
"The media coverage of shootings often ends up creating a false sense that gun violence—which is at or near historic lows—is ubiquitous and growing," he continued. "The fact that highly lethal attacks on houses of worship, schools, and public gathering venues can be executed with little planning and bad-actors are often able to remain undetected until operational, together with the sheer volume of 'soft targets', presents a significant security challenge," Harrell said."We have seen this violence on full display over the past year. The Department of Homeland Security is very aware of this increase in domestic terrorism activity.
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