We should never become accustomed to acts of gun violence. We owe to the children in that classroom in Uvalde, the people shopping at Tops, and the parishioners at the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church to increase our efforts.
Lee calls for increased efforts to combat gun violence in memory of recent victims.
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