The night before Transgender Day of Remembrance, a gunman murdered five people and injured over 25 people in an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs. In less than two minutes, the gunman opened fire before a brave person tackled and stopped him before he took more lives.

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This mass shooting is just the latest in the over 600 mass shootings that have happened just this year in the United States. This shooting came at a time when hateful anti-LGBTQ legislation is in talks, and the community is feeling the effects.

What’s worse is that law enforcement and prosecutors had the chance to possibly stop this from happening. The gunman was arrested last year after he threatened his mother with a bomb and other weapons. No charges were filed against the man, and Colorado’s red flag law was never used.

Now, the mass shooting is being investigated by the FBI, but we need to make sure that there is no oversight and that it is investigated for what it was: a hate crime. The gunman needs to be held accountable, and we need justice for the victims.

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