Recently censured Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) claimed Wednesday there were 16 mass shootings over the past weekend alone.
Schiff did not indicate where the 16 mass shootings allegedly occurred.
He tweeted:
Breitbart News reported at least 32 people in Democrat-controlled Chicago over the weekend, but that was not one big mass shooting. Rather, numerous small shootings resulted in a total of at least 32 shot.
Democrat-controlled Baltimore witnessed a block party attack around 12:30 a.m. Sunday. Thirty people were shot in the attack, but police have made clear there was more than one gunmen, so that does not qualify as a mass shooting either.
Chicago, like all of Illinois, has an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, a red flag law, a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases, and a licensing requirement for gun owners, among other controls.
Baltimore, like all of Maryland, has an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, a red flag law, a licensing requirement for handgun owners, and numerous other controls.
Republican-led Fort Worth, Texas, also witnessed a shooting on Fourth of July eve, but it was not a mass shooting because there were multiple gunmen who opened fire on a crowd. Three people were killed in the incident.
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