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Dayton mayor after mass shooting in her city overnight: "How many cities have to go through mass shootings?" nbcnews.to/2Kofqvj - @MeetThePress

@MeetThePress JUST IN: Gun violence terrorism survivor Gabby Giffords:

President Trump and Majority Leader McConnell "must call the Senate back from August recess immediately. We cannot afford to wait another day for lawmakers to address this horrific national public safety threat."

@MeetThePress Giffords: “It’s been 158 days since the US House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Background Checks Act. How many more lives will be lost before Majority Leader McConnell and President Trump take the next steps to sign that lifesaving legislation into law?”

@MeetThePress El Paso Rep. Escobar on the mass shooting attack: "We have a hate epidemic in this country." nbcnews.com/meet-the-press…

@MeetThePress Sen. Booker on President Trump's rhetoric:

"In my faith, you have this idea that you reap what you sow, and he is sowing seeds of hatred in this country, this harvest of hate violence that we are seeing right now lies at his feet." nbcnews.com/politics/meet-…

@MeetThePress Sen. Sanders: "Mitch McConnell should bring the Senate back into session immediately to pass HR 8, the gun safety bill that has already passed the House. That's a first step to addressing our serious gun violence epidemic."

@MeetThePress “If we have anything to pass along, we will," a spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader McConnell says when asked about calls for the Senate to return to session to address mass gun violence across the US.

BREAKING: After El Paso and Dayton shooting attacks, Minority Leader Schumer says Majority Leader McConnell "must call the Senate back for an emergency session to put the House-passed universal background checks legislation on the Senate floor for debate and a vote immediately."