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Three more tragic reasons for an assault weapons ban

Three more tragic reasons for an assault weapons ban

A maniac, driven by hate and racism, gunned down three people on Saturday. How many more have to die before we do the glaringly obvious?

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John L. Micek
Aug 27, 2023
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Here we go again.

On Saturday, a white man, driven by grievance and dressed in tactical gear, walked into a Dollar General Store in Jacksonville, Fla., and opened fire, killing three Black people, before turning the weapon on himself.

The thus-far unidentified gunman (and I wouldn’t identify him even if his name were k…

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