MSU Shooting Prompted Rage for Rep. Elissa Slotkin, Calls for Gun Reform

Rep. Elissa Slotkin states the most recent mass shooting in Michigan has her filled with rage — and she’s hoping this one is the tipping point for Congress to pass good sense gun laws.

We spoke to the Congresswoman — who represents Michigan’s 7th district, including Michigan State University, where 3 trainees were gunned down Monday — and she stated, unfortunately, it resembled déjà vu. She mentioned the 2021 mass shooting at Oxford High School, likewise in her district.

Rep. Slotkin informed us Tuesday on “TMZ Live” … although her neighborhood has actually experienced this in the current past, the very same gut-wrenching sensations were stimulated once again as she and her group got reports of the shooter.

Obviously, she’s dealing with her constituents as they process this catastrophe — however in regards to where to go from here … Rep. Slotkin states she’s still in favor of pressing through costs that’d ideally assist prevent such shootings.

She states the truth this shooter — Anthony McRae — was a founded guilty felon who plainly had problems is a warning that needs to’ve turned up in background checks, and he never ever needs to’ve had a gun. The congresswoman likewise states most Americans are on board with this concept — understanding that implementing these sort of policies does not infringe on the second modification.

The congresswoman likewise fielded a genuinely difficult concern — what to do about individuals who are out for revenge and determined on utilizing a gun? In other words, if bad individuals are insistent on doing bad things — lawfully or unlawfully — can we actually battle this phenomenon???

It’s a hard scenario, however Rep. Slotkin still thinks this kind of festering anger in individuals — which leads them to such abhorrent acts — can be removed from the ground up.