Let us be honest. There is just no question that if these horrific attacks were happening every single day, people dying, little kids dying on the floor of their home or sitting on their grandpa's lap or getting ready to go fishing, if they happened in other communities, we would be talking about them all the time.
Highlighting the disparity in attention to gun violence across communities.
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