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In both shootings, the gunmen allegedly used high powered rifles, allowing them to open fire on a large number of people in a short amount of time. In Dayton, nine people were killed and 27 others were injured while in El Paso 20 people were killed and 26 others injured. A third shooting occurred earlier in the week at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California where three people were killed, reported Variety.
After the tragedies, actor Julianne Moore took to Twitter about gun control. “When I went to bed last night hundreds of @MomsDemand volunteers were marching in DC following the horrific shooting in #elpaso,” The Hours star wrote. “When I woke up, there had been another tragic shooting in #Dayton. My outrage is exhausted, replaced by resolve to #EndGunViolence.”
https://twitter.com/_juliannemoore/status/1158015855227285510
Moore was only one out of the hoards of celebrities who shared their outrage over the ongoing issue. Singer Rihanna directed her outrage toward US president Donald Trump, screenshotting one of his tweets and writing, “Imagine a world where it’s easier to get an AK-47 than a VISA! Imagine a world where they build a wall to keep terrorists IN AMERICA!!!”
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0wBtcIHRO3/?utm_source=ig_embed
All of Me hit maker John Legend echoed a similar sentiment, condemning white nationalism and calling the shooters “terrorists.”
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“My heart aches for El Paso and Dayton. Our nation is experiencing these traumas far too often and we need our leaders to take urgent action. Take these weapons of war off the street and fight the evil ideology of white nationalism that motivates many of these terrorists,” Legend wrote. “It’s not an academic question, it’s not a political game, it’s about life and death,” Legend continued in another tweet. “The president regularly inspires killers. He is a part of the problem.”
My heart aches for El Paso and Dayton. Our nation is experiencing these traumas far too often and we need our leaders to take urgent action: take these weapons of war off the street and fight the evil ideology of white nationalism that motivates many of these terrorists.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) August 4, 2019
And Twitter seems to agree as #trumpsterrorists and #whitesupremacistterrorism continue to trend in America. Captain America star Chris Evans also criticised Trump for the US mass shootings. "We now have mass shootings happening with such frequency that the president can write a two for one tweet," he wrote.
https://twitter.com/ChrisEvans/status/1158052677143670787
Legally Blonde's Reese Witherspoon also chimed in. "When will our US representatives give the people of this country the common sense gun laws we are all demanding?," she shared via her Twitter page.
Woke up to the news of #DaytonOH shooting. This senseless loss of life is unbearable. When will our US representatives give the people of this country the common sense gun laws we are all demanding? I’m calling my congressman. Again. @Everytown
— Reese Witherspoon (@ReeseW) August 4, 2019
And the tweets calling for gun control just kept coming, from an array of celebrities across America.
https://twitter.com/mradamscott/status/1158080318684794881
Vote.Them.Out. https://t.co/YzYH4Ooepa
— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) August 4, 2019
When are we all going to admit that the biggest threat to Americans, terrorist or not, is ANGRY, WHITE MEN with guns?
— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) August 4, 2019
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