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The national response to mass shootings is stuck on repeat

Shock and grief give way to condolences and calls for greater gun control.

02/15/2018

PBS News Hour

The national response to mass shootings is stuck on repeat

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Shock and grief give way to condolences and calls for greater gun control.

The shooting at a school in Florida has set in motion a familiar pattern: Shock and grief give way to condolences and calls for greater gun control. But that pattern has been playing out for years and, at least in Congress, usually has the same result. William Branham reports.

02/15/2018

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