McFeely Mess podcast: ‘We’re going to get to a place where we have the courage to do something about it’
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence says some states are taking action, but Congress must act to stop shootings
Law enforcement near the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas, where a mass shooting took place earlier, on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. A sunny day at the shopping mall complex turned into chaos and bloodshed late Saturday morning, after a gunman opened fire inside a Walmart store, killing multiple people, wounding others and sending panicked shoppers into nearby stores. (Adriana Zehbrauskas/2019 Copyright/The New York Times)
Andrew Patrick, media director for the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, joins podcast host Mike McFeely to talk about the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Patrick says that while Republicans in Congress still won’t take action, he’s hopeful the waning influence of the National Rifle Association and continued gun violence is enough to tip the scales.