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The toll of mass shootings on 2020

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How mass shootings will affect 2020

In the aftermath of two mass shootings that killed 31 people, some in the GOP fear opposition to stronger gun control risks a mass exodus of key voters in 2020. Republican donor Dan Eberhart told Bloomberg News the party needs to address universal background checks, eliminate loopholes and ban military-style assault weapons to maintain enough backing. Recent polls say support for such bans was 62% among suburbanites and 74% among women in the suburbs and small cities. Otherwise, Eberhart said, "Republicans will lose suburban voters just like they did in the midterms on health care."

More:

  • Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine proposed the state adopt a "red flag law" that lets authorities seize firearms from those who threaten safety.
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) said he cut a deal with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) on similar legislation for states to do the same.
  • Sen. Chuck Schumer and GOP Rep. Peter King called for a Senate vote on House-passed background check legislation.

Highly quotable

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"Evidence of a violent ideology:" What FBI agents discovered after opening an investigation into the Dayton, Ohio, shooter.

"Only a matter of time:" How Chinese officials warned punishment for Hong Kong protesters would be coming soon

$ignificant figures

1,800: The number of tear gas rounds fired by police at Hong Kong protesters since June. 

$1.1 billion: The value of the 4 tons of cocaine seized by German authorities in their biggest bust ever

24,000: How many "stateless" babies, born to undocumented Venezuelan migrants, were granted citizenship in Colombia.

What's good

On the horizon. Japanese electronics maker NEC has unveiled a "flying car" that can hover above the ground for about a minute. The Japanese government aims to have people driving flying cars by the 2030s.

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