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Tucker Carlson is Blaming Covid Lockdowns For Recent Mass Shootings.
Anything but guns, right?
Following the slaughter of nineteen fourth grade school children and their two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, the country once again finds itself in the all too familiar state of shock following senseless killing in a nation overflowing with weapons. Weapons that — in the case of the ones used on these babies in Texas — are capable of leaving bullet holes the size of an orange, maiming bodies beyond recognition. While the overwhelming majority of us attempt to wrap our minds around the reality of this carnage, feckless, cowardly, soulless monsters in power like Ted Cruz or Marjorie Greene intend to offer nothing more than thoughts and prayers.
Of course, others on the right tend to weigh in with their own explanations. For instance, FOX News’ Tucker Carlson is blaming — obviously — covid lockdowns.
Josephine Harvey with Yahoo News wrote:
“…On Wednesday, the Fox News host tried to connect recent shooting massacres in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, to one of his favorite targets: COVID-19 mitigation measures.
‘Oh, so the lockdowns dramatically increase the incidence of mental illness among young people and in 10 days, we’ve seen two mass shootings by mentally ill young people. Could…
