On the recordJuly 13, 2016
In contrast, last summer, when a gunman... opened fire on 9 parishioners in Charleston, South Carolina, many in this body... refused to label this attack an 'act of terrorism.'
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Critiques the inconsistent labeling of terrorism in mass shootings.
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