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US Mass Shootings Stoke Issues of White Supremacism and Gun Control

Rob Garver

   WASHINGTON - A pair of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio over the
   Saturday and Sunday have dragged two of the most divisive issues in
   American politics -- the rise of violent white supremacism and gun
   control -- to the forefront of public conversation as politicians
   across the ideological spectrum are preparing for what is expected to
   be an extremely contentious 2020 election campaign.

   The two shootings, which left 29 people dead and at least 53 more
   wounded, combine to create a clear political crisis for the Trump
   administration and its allies in Congress.

   WATCH: People react to US gun violence

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