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On the recordMay 19, 2021
The spike in mass shootings that we are seeing across the country right now is appalling.
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Scanlon highlights the alarming rise in mass shootings and ongoing gun violence.

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