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The myth of the mass shooting epidemic

By Brad Polumbo

Published September 3, 2019 5:11pm ET

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The myth of the mass shooting epidemic — The bill to stop those on the Terror Watch list from buying firearms may sound OK, until you realize that anyone can end up on this list, including completely innocent U.S. citizens. (AP Photo)

As Beto O’Rourke put it: “This is f—ked up.”

The Texas Democrat and mediocre presidential candidate offered these wise words in an effort to capitalize on tragedy this weekend to try and once again reboot his failing campaign. O’Rourke was responding to the tragic news of another mass shooting in Odessa, Texas, over the weekend that left at least seven dead and 25 injured.

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