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On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
This isn't a Second amendment issue. This is a public health crisis.
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Thomas Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Scanlon frames gun violence as a public health crisis rather than a constitutional issue.

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