Ep. 2269 - The Trans, Catholic-Hating, Trump-Hating OMNICAUSE Killer

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What happened during the recent school shooting in Minneapolis?

Ben Shapiro 0:00
Well, folks, there's a rule when it comes to horrific school shootings, mass shootings in the United States, a media rule. And the rule goes like this. If the shooter is a suspected right winger, then the issue is obviously conservatism, conservative rhetoric and everything to do with the right wing. If the shooter is somebody who is of the left, then the issue is guns always and forever. That is the way the formula works. And yesterday was no exception. Horrific, horrific school shooting against a Catholic Catholic There's a Catholic school, but the actual shooting happened at the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis. A gunman, we'll learn more about the gunman in just a moment, killed two young students, elementary school students aged eight and 10, murdered as they sat in their pews during the Wednesday service.
Ben Shapiro 0:48
It happened during mass. The shooter, according to the UK Daily Mail, dressed in all black, armed with a rifle, a shotgun and a pistol. Pepper sprayed bullets through the church's stained glass windows as the helpless children, staff and parents inside rushed for cover. All the guns were used in the attack and purchased legally. Police said 17 people, including 14 children, were injured during the deliberate act of violence, according to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara. Here is the police chief of Minneapolis describing the situation.
Police Chief 1:17
During the mass protest, A gunman approached on the outside on the side of the building and began firing a rifle through the church windows towards the children sitting in the pews at the Mass. Shooting through the windows, he struck children and worshipers that were inside the building. The shooter was armed with a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol. This was a deliberate act of violence. against innocent children and other people worshiping. The sheer cruelty and cowardice of firing into a church full of children is absolutely incomprehensible. Police officers from the Minneapolis Police Department immediately responded, entered the church and attempted to provide first aid and rescue some of the children that were hiding throughout the building.
Police Chief 2:18
while other first responders came and EMS responded to rush victims to nearby hospitals. Two young children ages eight and 10 were killed where they sat in the pews. Their parents have been notified. 17 other people were injured, 14 of them being children. Two of those children are in critical condition. The coward who fired these shots ultimately took his own life in the rear of the church.
Ben Shapiro 2:57
Apparently, the police chief pointed out that all of the guns here were purchased legally. Minneapolis, Minnesota is a very, very gun-controlled area. Minneapolis has gun control laws. Minnesota has gun control laws. Apparently, there were no red flags that were put up by the family, which we'll discuss in a moment, which is totally crazy and awful and indicative of a broader problem in American public life with regard to trans issues, which are at the root of this particular shooting. gun laws were broken here.
Police Chief 3:30
As far as the weapons, there were three on the scene here.

What are the details about the shooter and their background?

Police Chief 3:33
They were lawfully purchased. He had a permit to purchase that was issued in Minnesota recently. I don't have information about where specifically those weapons were purchased, but they were purchased lawfully.
Ben Shapiro 3:48
A 10-year-old student who was present at the shooting described the situation. Again, horrific, absolutely textbook definition of a hate crime. If you believe in the concept of hate crimes, this certainly fits the bill. This is the purposeful targeting of Catholic school children. That is horrific as it gets. Vile and evil, of course. For those who believe evil doesn't exist, this is what evil looks like. Here's a 10-year-old child explaining what he went through.
Unknown 4:14
My friend like ran kind of someone helped him like run out. He saw him. He was wearing all all black and he had a ski mask on. I was down so I didn't really look up. I mean he's got shot through the stained glass windows, so they're probably ruined. And then my friend Victor, he was like laying on top of me like making sure I was safe and he got hit.

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