The horrific events at Uvalde, Texas, where a teen psychopath shot and killed 19 school children and two teachers have triggered the anchors and correspondents at the Spanish-speaking corporate media into a frenzied political coverage in support of gun control.
Here is just a sample of how Telemundo, Univision, CNN En Español and Estrella TV have given themselves over to lobbying on-air for gun control and opposition to the Second Amendment:
The massacre revived- yes- revived the debate over gun control in Congress
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But the gun control debate continues
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For gun control
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The debate on gun is once again reactivated
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Greater gun control
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Those who say more needs to be done about gun control...
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Will new gun control laws be passed?
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Will there finally be stricter laws on gun control?
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Will anything be done this time?
The shameful insertion of politics into the heartbreaking reports about a tragedy that is still in progress, as new developments about the shooter, the shooting and the response by local law enforcement continue to emerge, comes as a slap in the face of those suffering the horrendous pain of unexpectedly losing a loved one under such circumstances, especially in a tight-knit community where most of the residents are Hispanic – and in all probability, watch those same news channels.
Shame on these newscasts for choosing shameless advocacy over sensitivity. Muy mal.
