Instead, they blamed video games, mental illness and even ISIS
“Perhaps the most profound and agreed-upon issue that came out of [recent legislative hearings on school shootings was the] need for the state and for society to do a better job of dealing with challenging mental health-based issues,” Abbott said, adding, “Bottom line is, mental health is a large contributor to any type of violence or shooting violence. And the state of Texas this past session, passed a lot of legislation that provided funding for the state to better address that challenge.
"This is a serious problem … but they are sick, sick people and the president knows that … I don't think it's fair to try and lay this at the feet of the president," Mick Mulvaney says when asked why Trump downplayed the threat of white nationalism.
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