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If it's not guns, what is it?

If it's not guns, what is it?

A question for every American who opposes any and all gun control.

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Damian Penny
May 25, 2022
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Another day, another shooting rampage. This time at an elementary school. And over a dozen families won’t get to see their children grow up.

This happens so frequently that the script has been memorized by pretty much everyone. Here’s an example:

I’m using this example not because it involves some nut I can dunk on, but because Blum is a guy I enjoy reading (and listening to) and often agree with. And he is correct that atrocities like today’s rampage inevitably have more than one cause.

But there’s also this elephant in the room:

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