Celebrities from across America have called for gun control, following two horrific mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas over the weekend.
An attack took place in the early hours of Sunday at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso, where 20 people died and a further 26 were injured.
Later in Dayton, Ohio, nine people died after a gunman opened fire outside a bar in the city’s Oregon District.
Rihanna - reposting a screenshot of a tweet from President Trump, where he described the attack as ‘an act of cowardice’ – wrote, ‘Um… Donald, you spelt ‘terrorism’ wrong! Your country had 2 terrorist attacks back to back hours apart leaving almost 30 innocent people dead.
‘This, just days after yet another terrorist attack in California, where a terrorist was able to LEGALLY purchase an assault rifle (AK-47) in Vegas, then drive hours to a food festival in Cali leaving 6 more people dead including a young infant baby boy!
‘Imagine a world where it’s easier to get an AK-47 than a VISA! Imagine a world where they build a wall to keep terrorists IN AMERICA!!! My prayers and deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of all the victims from Texas, California, and Ohio! I’m so sorry for your loss! Nobody deserves to die like this! NOBODY!’
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Singer John Legend also shared his condolences. He tweeted, ‘My heart aches for El Paso and Dayton. Our nation is experiencing these traumas far too often and we need our leaders to take urgent action: take these weapons of war off the street and fight the evil ideology of white nationalism that motivates many of these terrorists.’
‘It’s not an academic question, it’s not a political game, it’s about life and death,’ he continued in another tweet. ‘The President regularly inspires killers. He is a part of the problem.’
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Celebrities React To This Weekend's Mass Shootings
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