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David Cicilline: Why Can't the U.S. Treat Gun Violence as a Public-Health Problem?

On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
Why Can't the U.S. Treat Gun Violence as a Public-Health Problem?
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline questions the U.S. approach to gun violence as a public health issue.

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