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On the recordAugust 7, 2019
I think really does a disservice to victims, the cities that are reeling, the families that are suffering from gun violence. They're not apples to apples comparison.
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Lori Lightfoot
Democratic · Illinois

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Lightfoot argues against comparing the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton with the ongoing gun violence in Chicago.

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