NBC’s McLaughlin Reports ‘No Bump Stocks Were Used in Any of the Shootings Over the Weekend’ But Tries to Blame SCOTU Decision Anyway

DIAZ BALART Forty one ░░░░░░░░ the hour This morning ░░░░░░░░ across the country reeling ░░░░░░░░ a wave of gun ░░░░░░░░ This Father s Day ░░░░░░░░ at least 5 people ░░░░░░░░ killed 55 others injured ░░░░░░░░ 9 different mass shootings ░░░░░░░░ Saturday and Sunday according ░░░░░░░░ the Gun Violence Archive ░░░░░░░░ News Erin McLaughlin joins ░░░░░░░░ now Erin good morning ░░░░░░░░ more do we know ░░░░░░░░ this MCLAUGHLIN Well Jose ░░░░░░░░ are now just learning ░░░░░░░░ two additional mass shootings ░░░░░░░░ by the gun violence ░░░░░░░░ Today those shootings out ░░░░░░░░ Chicago injuring a dozen ░░░░░░░░ then over the weekend ░░░░░░░░ were a number of ░░░░░░░░ children as young as ░░░░░░░░ and 8 year old ░░░░░░░░ shot in the head ░░░░░░░░ a splash pad This ░░░░░░░░ is beginning with heartbreak ░░░░░░░░ the country Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ voice over This morning ░░░░░░░░ and families across the ░░░░░░░░ are grieving after multiple ░░░░░░░░ shootings this weekend UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ 1 voice over Multiple ░░░░░░░░ from an active shooter ░░░░░░░░ aren t on scene ░░░░░░░░ MCLAUGHLIN In Rochester Hills ░░░░░░░░ a man opened fire ░░░░░░░░ a splash pad unleashing ░░░░░░░░ rounds The attack left ░░░░░░░░ injured including children some ░░░░░░░░ wounded UNKNOWN MALE 2 ░░░░░░░░ year old boy who ░░░░░░░░ a gunshot wound to ░░░░░░░░ head MCLAUGHLIN Police say ░░░░░░░░ suspect later shot himself ░░░░░░░░ they re investigating his ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN FEMALE 1 It ░░░░░░░░ heartbreaking saddening devastating Nothing ░░░░░░░░ this has ever happened ░░░░░░░░ this area MCLAUGHLIN While ░░░░░░░░ Round Rock Texas police ░░░░░░░░ searching for a shooter ░░░░░░░░ killed 2 and injured ░░░░░░░░ than a dozen others ░░░░░░░░ a Juneteenth celebration UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ 3 These folks could ░░░░░░░░ less about someone s ░░░░░░░░ and take someone s ░░░░░░░░ on a day we ░░░░░░░░ here to celebrate community ░░░░░░░░ And at least eight ░░░░░░░░ were injured by a ░░░░░░░░ at a pump up ░░░░░░░░ in Metuen Massachusetts with ░░░░░░░░ victims in critical condition ░░░░░░░░ MALE 4 Here we ░░░░░░░░ again gun violence that ░░░░░░░░ striking at the heart ░░░░░░░░ a community MCLAUGHLIN So ░░░░░░░░ this year there have ░░░░░░░░ 225 mass shootings in ░░░░░░░░ U S according to ░░░░░░░░ Gun Violence Archive The ░░░░░░░░ shootings come just days ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court struck ░░░░░░░░ a Trump era ban ░░░░░░░░ bump stocks the gun ░░░░░░░░ used to modify semi ░░░░░░░░ weapons so that they ░░░░░░░░ fire faster But this ░░░░░░░░ many are just searching ░░░░░░░░ answers UNKNOWN MALE 5 ░░░░░░░░ hearts go out to ░░░░░░░░ victims and their families ░░░░░░░░ acts of senseless violence ░░░░░░░░ not represent the values ░░░░░░░░ our community Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Now to our knowledge ░░░░░░░░ bump stocks were used ░░░░░░░░ any of the shootings ░░░░░░░░ the weekend but experts ░░░░░░░░ if they had those ░░░░░░░░ would have been so ░░░░░░░░ worse Jose DIAZ BALART ░░░░░░░░ McLaughlin thank you so ░░░░░░░░ much.”