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Leaders, step up and end senseless slaughter
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News Staff, on June 1, 2022
Leaders, step up and end senseless slaughter

On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old used an AR-15 to shoot 19 children and two students at an elementary school in Uvalde. And we repeat this fact written by numerous other publications so it will stay on the minds of those who need to make changes. Another fact? This is the 213th mass shooting

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