Healthcare

Sen. Patty Murray: ‘Mental health issues don’t cause mass shootings’

By Julio Rosas
Published August 10, 2019 12:40am ET
Add Washington Examiner on Google
Sen. Patty Murray: ‘Mental health issues don’t cause mass shootings’
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said that initial bipartisan talks with Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn, were stymied in September as Republicans wanted another shot at repealing Obamacare. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

Sen. Patty Murray asserted on her Twitter account that the true cause of mass shootings are not people who have mental health issues but rather firearms.

Murray tweeted this week in the aftermath of the mass shootings that occurred in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, within 24 hours of each other.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Congress Gun Control Gun Violence Guns and Firearms Mass Shootings Mitch McConnell Patty Murray