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Search results for "8 children were senselessly killed in Shreveport this morning"

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Richard Ojeda stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet:
"75-100 folks (are) killed a month and over 200 wounded by senseless gun violence."
By Katherine Baile, Maddie Cherry• October 17, 2019
Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2022 in an image on Facebook:
“The gunman at Greenwood Park Mall was a CIA asset.”
By Madison Czopek• July 22, 2022
Michele Bachmann stated on September 13, 2011 in several media interviews:
Says the vaccine to prevent HPV can cause mental retardation.
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• September 16, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 08, 2013 in in a press release:
Chris Christie "cut equal pay for women, calling it 'senseless bureaucracy.' "
By Julie Kliegman• October 17, 2013
Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference:
In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor."  
By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2015
Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House:
"This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency."
By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2015
Donald Trump stated on August 25, 2025 in remarks to the media:
In Washington, D.C., “We always have a murder a week.”
By Amy Sherman• August 27, 2025
Social Media stated on March 03, 2026 in in a post:
Iran released a list of U.S. cities it will target.
By Zoe Weyand• March 6, 2026
Bloggers stated on August 05, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Say “Sam Hyde identified as perpitrator (sic) of Beirut explosion”
By Jon Greenberg• August 5, 2020
Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Biden said today, if he loses, his people will keep burning, looting and killing.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 25, 2020
Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
"The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops."
By Robert Farley• April 12, 2010
Facebook posts stated on November 09, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows a missing police officer.
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 14, 2024
TikTok posts stated on March 29, 2023 in a post:
Morgan Freeman called out Joe Biden for talking about “ice cream” before commenting on the Nashville, Tennessee, school shooting.
By Gabrielle Settles• April 3, 2023
Viral image stated on May 26, 2021 in a social media posts and articles:
Says ATF chief nominee David Chipman was part of the 1993 assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.
By Jon Greenberg• June 1, 2021
Viral image stated on October 25, 2015 in a blog post and subsequently reposted on Facebook.:
Says Hillary Clinton told the Des Moines Register on Aug. 8, 2015: "I will get the NRA shut down for good if I become president. If we can ban handguns, we will do it."
By Jason Noble• March 14, 2016
Viral image stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post:
An anti-vaccine activist documented intimidation tactics used against her the day before she was killed.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 20, 2022
Facebook posts stated on August 08, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A slain Chicago police officer left behind a two-month-old baby.
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 10, 2021
Jake Tapper stated on July 29, 2014 in comments on CNN:
Israel in the last three weeks has "killed more Palestinian children, more than 200, than the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in military operations since 2006."
By Derek Tsang• July 31, 2014
Bloggers stated on February 08, 2018 in a blog post:
"ALERT: Massive Easter Egg Recall Leaves MILLIONS Of Children In Danger- THROW THEM AWAY- They WILL Kill Your Kids."
By Miriam Valverde• March 6, 2018
Greg Abbott stated on November 18, 2015 in a tweet:
"8 Syrians caught at Texas border in Laredo."
By Dylan Baddour• November 20, 2015

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