Tim Walz has said he’s “sick and tired of hearing about thoughts and prayers” following the Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia, which left four dead.

Walz, who was named as Kamala Harris’ running mate in the race for the White House in August, spoke about the Wednesday (4 September) shooting at a campaign rally at the Highmark Amphitheater in Erie, Pennsylvania on Thursday.

He told his supporters: “We believe in the freedom to send our kids to school without being shot dead in the hall.”

“The news cycle moves on within a day,” he commented of the incident, adding that kids had returned to school feeling excited and “now we have four dead”.

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    4 months ago

    Americans love prosecuting people, making new crimes is how we keep our prisons full. I fully expect a “reasonable lockup” law for gun crimes committed with unsecured firearms would play well.

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      You would think. But no. The line drawn by conservatives is to have no regulation at all.