ANALYSIS: Trump admin needs to lead effort on ending mass shootings
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.
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