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Merrick Garland: “I think the report concludes that had the law enforcement agencies followed generally accepted practices in an active…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2024
I think the report concludes that had the law enforcement agencies followed generally accepted practices in an active shooter situation and gone right after the shooter to stop him, lives would have been saved and people would have survived.
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Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Merrick Garland discusses the findings of a report on law enforcement's response to an active shooter situation, emphasizing that lives could have been saved.

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