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On the recordOctober 2, 2019
Gun violence is a crisis, but so is poverty a health crisis. So is economic oppression.
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Jack Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Davis emphasizes the interconnectedness of gun violence, poverty, and economic oppression.

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