With Uvalde set to start burying its dead, residents continue to question the police response to the mass shooting

May 31, 2022 View Original Article
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  • Politician Portrayal

    16% Positive

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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"You couldn't buy a cannon when the Second Amendment was passed."
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-2% Liberal
"The Second Amendment was never absolute, Biden said."
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Gov. Greg Abbott, speaking at a Memorial Day event in Longview, urged Texans to keep Uvalde in their prayers.
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16% Conservative
A day after visiting Uvalde and pledging, "We will," in response to people chanting, "Do something," President Joe Biden on Monday expressed some optimism that there may be some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman.
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12% Conservative
Encouraging state "red flag" laws to keep guns away from those with mental health issues, and addressing school security and mental health resources were on the table, said Sen. Chris Murphy, who is leading the effort.
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0% Conservative
"The Second Amendment was never absolute," Biden said.
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-6% Liberal
"I think things have gotten so bad that everybody's getting more rational, at least that's my hope," Biden told reporters before honoring the nation's fallen in Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery.nn
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : "You couldn't buy a cannon when the Second Amendment was passed.
48% : "The Second Amendment was never absolute," Biden said.

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