Joe Scarborough didn’t maintain again on Thursday’s (August 28) version of Morning Joe as he tore into congressional Republicans for failing to “act” on the subject of repeated mass shootings.
The MSNBC host’s feedback got here after a mass shooter opened hearth throughout a faculty’s morning Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic church on Wednesday (August 27). Two kids, aged 8 and 10, have been killed within the assault, and 17 individuals have been injured.
In keeping with police, the attacker approached the facet of the church and fired dozens of pictures via the home windows utilizing three firearms, together with a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol. A smoke bomb was additionally found on the scene.
The attacker, later recognized by police as 23-year-old Robin Westman, died on the scene of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities haven’t but launched a suspected motive for the capturing.
“That is regular? No, there’s nothing regular about this,” Scarborough mentioned after airing a clip of 1 baby speaking about how they follow energetic shooter drills in class however not in church.
“And it’s not an important thriller. It’s simply not an important thriller,” he continued. “I imply, we have now legal guidelines which can be on the books that proceed to permit crackpots to enter gun shops, get high-powered rifles and go and shoot up faculties, go shoot up church buildings, go shoot up nation music concert events.”
The previous Republican congressman added, “And it appears to me Washington is way too snug doing that, letting that occur and all these bull**** excuses and all of the bull**** requires this, that or the opposite.”
Referencing the expression “ideas and prayers,” which is usually used after incidents equivalent to this, Scarborough mentioned, “The children have been hoping and praying. So hope, pray and act. However Republicans received’t try this third half in Congress. They simply received’t do the third half in Congress.”
Scarborough’s co-host and spouse, Mika Brzezinski, tried to maneuver the section on to introduce the friends, however the long-time morning information anchor wasn’t performed.
“It retains occurring. It retains occurring,” he interrupted. “I imply, what number of mass shootings do we have now? It retains occurring the place crackpots come up with a gun they usually have extra energy of their hand, like in Uvalde, than cops do outdoors… Is that basically what they need?”
Brzezinski then added her ideas, stating, “That is an American downside.”
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