When Is Enough Enough? The Deadly School Shooting In Uvalde, Texas

Two teachers and 19 children are dead after a recent shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

“Almost half of school shootings are over in the first few minutes. That means we need to prevent it before it happens,” Dr. Phil says.

Churches, supermarkets, schools -- when is enough, enough? What do you say to your children? Dr. Phil discusses this and more.

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Churches, supermarkets, schools – it seems that mass shootings happen anywhere and everywhere. When is enough enough? Dr. Phil discusses the recent elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas on the next “Phil in the Blnks” podcast.

• "When this happened in Newtown 10 years ago, we called it "unthinkable". Now this cold reality has happened again." Dr. Phil

• "When is enough enough?" Dr. Phil

• "Is it possible to stop this? I believe there are things we can do. I certainly believe it is time past time that we do it." Dr. Phil

• "I know many, if not all Americans share with me that belief that we do what we can. That we do what we have to, to keep this from happening repeatedly over and over again." Dr. Phil

• "I think we all need to realize is that this doesn't just happen to someone else.

• "I want to tell you that the trend is getting worse in 2021. There was an all-time high number of school shootings." Dr. Phil

• "I don't care where you stand on the Second Amendment, whether you stand for the right to keep and bear arms. If that's where you stand, I get it. I understand it, but this is out of control."

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Texas school shooter lived in Uvalde: What we know about the gunman, motive and how weapons were obtained | Celina Tebor, Ryan W. Miller, N'dea Yancey-Bragg, Chris Kenning, Will Carless USA TODAY | Published May 24, 2022

US School and Mass Shootings Reaching All-Time Highs in 2022: Data and Maps | By Andrew Williams and Noreen O'Donnell Published May 25, 2022

Uvalde mass shooter was not confronted by police before he entered the school, Texas official says | By Eric Levenson, Holly Yan and Joe Sutton, CNN | Updated 3:56 AM ET, Fri May 27, 2022

Mass Shootings in the United States Updated April 15, 2021 | By Rosanna Smart, Terry L. Schell

Mass Shootings in America: Since 2009, there have been 274 mass shootings in the United States, resulting in 1536 people shot and killed and 983 people shot and wounded.

Research shows policies that may help prevent mass shootings — and some that don't. | Updated May 26, 202212:11 PM ET | Heard on Morning Edition by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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