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On the recordMarch 14, 2023
And I wonder how our Founding Fathers would've reflected on a chilling milestone as we surpassed 100 mass shootings a little over a week ago.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin highlights the alarming rate of mass shootings in America.

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