“What you do when you can’t get something done that’s rational — you increase the penalty for the irrational,' Joe Biden said, responding to the DOJ's reported plan.
The Justice Department, led by Attorney General William Barr, is reportedly drafting a rule to expedite the execution of mass shooters. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images After two mass shootings in Texas this month left 28 victims dead and 46 injured, state lawmakers responded — the day after the rampage in Midland and Odessa — by passing multiple laws loosening firearm restrictions, making it easier for owners to carry guns in churches, schools, and after disasters are declared.
A little over a month since the administration announced the return of federal executions, Vice-President Mike Pence is now reportedly working with Attorney General William Barr and other Justice Department officials to draft legislation that rushes the execution of convicted mass murderers as a deterrent to future mass shooters.
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