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Why 'thoughts and prayers' after mass shootings fall short

  • Written by Darcie Vandegrift, Associate Professor, Drake University
imageA makeshift memorial for the Sandy Hook victims on the first anniversary of the massacre. Robert F. Bukaty/AP

Today, Dec. 14, we mark the fourth anniversary of the unfathomable loss of children and teachers at Sandy Hook. Our nation’s mourning is amplified by the surge in mass shootings nationwide. Last month, my city of Des Moines, Iowa mourn...

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