Gunmen in two separate shootings -- one in El Paso, Texas, the other in Dayton, Ohio -- killed more than two dozen victims and wounded scores more within a 13-hour period over the weekend. The El Paso massacre, and a racist, anti-immigrant manifesto linked to the gunman, revived the debate over whether President Donald Trump's own rhetoric emboldens white supremacists, and both tragedies have renewed calls for Washington to take action to curb gun violence.
The president on Monday used a national televised address to urge Americans to come together to "condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy," and to announce that he had directed the FBI to explore how they might combat domestic terrorism. Meanwhile, the 2020 Democratic candidates put their focus squarely on Trump's words and his record on guns.
Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report are on hand to examine how the weekend's shootings have moved gun policy back into the national discourse -- and the 2020 presidential race. It's Politics Monday: Their expert analysis is one click away!
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