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Mass shootings in America: 4 essential reads

  • Written by Emily Costello, Politics + Society Editor, The Conversation US

Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of stories from The Conversation’s archive.

Once again, Americans are asking themselves the same familiar, heartsick questions:

How can gun violence be prevented? What policy or program could help save innocent lives? What is an approach that would be tolerable to people on both sides of the...

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