The massacre on the Fourth of July at a parade in the north Chicago suburb, Highland Park, is just another to add to the list of the 314 mass shootings that have occurred in the first seven months of the year (via The Boston Globe).
Politicians like Vice President Kamala Harris shared her thoughts on the "senseless" act of violence, while others like Senator Bernie Sanders tweeted, "Today's terrible shooting in Highland Park is the latest reminder of our nation's deadly gun violence epidemic. Grocery stores. Schools. Churches. 4th of July parades. Places everyone should feel safe. Congress must do more NOW to protect our people."
Another member of Congress — Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia's 14th District — also spoke out in regards to the mass shooting. Greene, who is no stranger to spreading misinformation on Twitter, is under fire for posting a falsely edited photo of the Highland Park shooter and for doubling down on her own theory about why the tragedy occurred. Spoiler alert: She doesn't think it's a gun issue.
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