From BillMoyers.com for June 13, 2016 –
Morning Reads: The Preventable Tragedy in Orlando; Billionaires Out to Destroy Press Freedom
Orlando –> Sometime just before 2 a.m. Sunday, a man named Omar Mateen entered a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and using an assault rifle and a handgun began the deadliest mass shooting in US history. Fifty are dead, including the assailant, and 53 injured. Though the man had twice been investigated by the FBI about “inflammatory” comments he had made and “possible ties” with a suicide bomber, he purchased the AR-15 assault weapon — called by the NRA the “most popular gun in America” — within the last two weeks. This is legal under current federal and Florida gun law. Continued.
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Thanks for the link – disturbing information but important to know – the always-thoughtful Bill Moyers is a national treasure.