Steve HermanMay 7, 2023
President Biden orders US flags flown at half-staff “as a mark of respect” for the victims of Saturday night’s mass shooting at a shopping mall near Dallas. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/07/a-proclamation-on-honoring-the-victims-of-the-tragedy-in-allen-texas/ #GunViolence #Texas
A Proclamation on Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Allen, Texas | The White House

     As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at…

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Show threadSteve HermanMay 7, 2023
“Yesterday, an assailant in tactical gear armed with an AR-15 style assault weapon gunned down innocent people in a shopping mall, and not for the first time. Such an attack is too shocking to be so familiar,” says President Biden in a statement. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/07/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-shooting-in-allen-texas/
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Shooting in Allen, Texas | The White House

Eight Americans — including children — were killed yesterday in the latest act of gun violence to devastate our nation. Jill and I are praying for their families and for others critically injured, and we are grateful to the first responders who acted quickly and courageously to save lives.  Federal, state, and local law enforcement…

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Show threadSteve HermanMay 8, 2023
Rolling Stone reports investigators believe the #Texas shopping mall shooter was a neo-Nazi and an “incel.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/allen-texas-mass-shooter-motivated-by-white-supremacist-beliefs-feds-1234731085/
Texas Mass Shooter Posted Neo-Nazi Content, FBI Document Reveals

A man who shot multiple people at an Allen, TX mall frequently posted white supremacist and neo-Nazi materials on social media, an FBI document says.

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@w7voa but it's not time to talk about guns, onky thoughts and prayers and mental health, nothing we can do right? This sickens me every single day
May 8, 2023 at 5:31amWeb