Motivated by last week’s horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the editorial board’s Tuesday piece rounded up all the ways that politicians – again, mainly Republicans – have been endangering children. The LA Times slammed Republicans, claiming, "Their actions show how little they care about the world they are leaving to future generations and how miserably they are failing at performing the most basic task of any guardian: protecting children from harm." REACTING TO TEXAS SCHOOL SHOOTING, MSNBC GUEST CLAIMS GOP SACRIFICES CHILDREN TO ‘THE GOD OF GUN OWNERSHIP’The lack of gun control represented the most negligent actions of these politicians, the board wrote. In the wake of the recent shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, a variety of media hit pieces have claimed that Republican lawmakers' inaction on guns have greatly contributed to these mass shootings. One New York Times columnist claimed Republicans' refusal to enact gun control have turned America into a "killing field."

Source: Los Angeles Times May 31, 2022 15:55 UTC