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'Insanity': Texas Gov. Abbott slammed by former gun industry exec for paving the way for another mass shooting

Appearing on MSNBC the day after yet another mass shooting claimed eight lives in Allen, Texas, a former gun industry executive who walked away torched Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for paving the way for high-powered weapons to be readily available to almost anyone who wants one.

Speaking with fill-in host Michael Steele, Ryan Busse said what happened at the mall late Saturday is another example of the insanity that has gripped the country and then singled out the Texas Republican for his part in kowtowing to gun rights extremists.

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Texas GOPer 'needs to be removed from office' over 'unconscionable' Allen shooting remarks: colleague

Appearing on MSNBC early Sunday morning, a Texas lawmaker slammed his Republican colleague who represents the community where the latest mass shooting took place and said he deserves to be removed from office over his appalling comments on CNN afterward.

Speaking with MSNBC's Katie Fang, State Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D) expressed dismay over the latest mass shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas, that left 8 dead and more critically wounded.

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'Loose and dangerous gun laws': Fox News host confronts Texas governor after mall shooting

Fox News host Shannon Bream confronted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) about "loose and dangerous" gun laws in his state.

Following a mass shooting at a mall in Allen, Bream spoke to Abbott about support for gun control legislation.

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Fox News host blames 'weed' and 'fatherlessness' after Texas mall shooting

Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy suggested marijuana and fatherlessness were to blame for a deadly mall shooting in Texas.

During an interview about the shooting in Allen, Republican congressional candidate Tre Pennie called for strengthening background checks for gun purchases.

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'Now it’s God’s fault': Texas Republican slammed for claiming 'the almighty' controls shootings

Another day, another mass shooting in the United States.

A gunman, who is now dead, opened fire at an outlet mall in the town of Allen, Texas, Saturday afternoon, taking "multiple" peoples' lives and leaving nine people hospitalized.

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'Remarkably callous': Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blasted by MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace started her Monday show by calling out Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as "remarkably callous."

The comments followed his comments after another mass shooting in Texas after a mother asked her family's neighbor to keep the noise down while he was shooting off his AR-15 in his yard Friday. Instead, the man killed most of the family members and has been on the run since, according to reports.

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Cops find large-capacity ammunition magazines at home of Republican candidate who threatened to 'light up' rivals

New Jersey law enforcement moved in on the home of a Republican candidate in East Brunswick. According to Patch, David Herrera, who ran for the town council, threatened to "light up the Mayor and Town Council," the court affidavit explained.

They ultimately found 17 large-capacity ammunition magazines at his house, which are illegal in the town.

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Florida people who shot at Black Instacart drivers delivering to wrong house were 'justified': police say

A Florida couple was delivering groceries for Instacart when they were shot at after driving to the wrong address. The incident, which occurred on April 15, is just another in a line of accidents that have turned violent.

One teenager in North Kansas City was going to pick up his twin brothers when he went to the wrong street. It was a difference between 115th Terrace and 115th Street. The teen was allegedly shot in the head by an 82-year-old Fox News addict with a gun.

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911 told Missouri neighbor not to open the door to Ralph Yarl after he was shot

Ralph Yarl rang a doorbell looking for his twin brothers, but he got a shot in the head and fell to the ground. The shooter then stepped through the broken glass door and shot the teen again.

Yarl's family said that he ran to three homes looking for help before someone opened the door. The one that did told him to put his hands in the air and lay on the ground.

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Shooter of teen Ralph Yarl charged — but not with attempted murder

An 85-year-old man has been charged over the shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl.

Yarl was shot in the head on April 13. His family says he went to pick up his twin siblings when he knocked on the wrong door. The man on the other side of the door, Andrew Lester, allegedly opened fire through the glass, sending the 16-year-old falling to the ground and bleeding. The man then walked out of the broken door and allegedly shot the teen again.

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Police chief claims probe of teen’s shooting is moving as quickly as possible after shooter was released

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police Chief Stacey Graves said Sunday the police department is working to make sure the investigation of the shooting of a Black teenager moves as quickly as it can so the case can be presented to the Clay County prosecutor. “I want everyone to know that I am listening,” Graves said at a news conference at Kansas City police headquarters downtown, “and I understand the concern we are receiving from the community.” The 16-year-old boy, who family members have identified online as Ralph Yarl, was hospitalized Thursday night after he was shot while trying to pick up his younge...

‘How do you protect a Black kid?’ Protesters demand justice in slaying of Ralph Yarl

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Like Ralph Yarl’s parents, Patience Gaye moved to the United States from Liberia to escape violence before starting a family. That was years ago. But on Sunday, she marched alongside at least 200 people in Kansas City’s Northland at a peaceful protest in support of Ralph, a 16-year-old who was shot and critically wounded Thursday after he went to the wrong house to pick up his younger twin brothers, according to family. Ralph is a junior at Staley High School. Friends said he’s talked of going to Stanford after he graduates. Gaye, 33, and a long-time family friend to Ralph’s...

Community marches for teen shot in the head after ringing the wrong doorbell

Correction: The URL slug for this article originally incorrectly suggested that Yarl had been killed. Raw Story regrets the error, and that URL forwards here.

“We are here because an injustice has happened," voices rang out Sunday as a march began in Kansas City for Ralph Yarl, quoted KMBC's Peyton Headlee on Twitter.

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