Booker takes hardline on gun violence day after Virginia Beach shooting NBC News
SAN FRANCISCO — New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker stood out from the large field of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders Saturday by being the only candidate at the California Democratic Convention to tackle head-on the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Twelve city government employees were killed by a co-worker Friday, a horrific event mentioned only in passing at the convention, even as polls show gun safety is a key voting issue for many Democrats. As the final speaker on a daylong program of 11 presidential contenders, Booker hit the issue hard. “We are seeing the normalization of…
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