HITS & MISSES
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill tipped over the edge after the latest mass shooting. Who didn't? But in the case of all the mass shootings-and there have been many-the Second Amendment stands in the way of action. Mind you, this isn't the real Second Amendment, but the percepti...
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| Published in | Salt Lake City Weekly Vol. 32; no. 12 |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Salt Lake City, Utah
Copperfield Publishing, Inc
30.07.2015
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| Summary: | Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill tipped over the edge after the latest mass shooting. Who didn't? But in the case of all the mass shootings-and there have been many-the Second Amendment stands in the way of action. Mind you, this isn't the real Second Amendment, but the perception that it is an inflexible mandate for all to carry and use any weapons any way they want. Gill simply calls for dialogue: "This is a social, political and public-health tragedy," he says. But dialogue won't be coming soon. For the past 20 years, Congress has refused to fund a study on gun violence by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, because "it's not a disease." Perhaps Congress refuses the funding out of fear that a study will inevitably lead to gun control. That fear is killing Americans. |
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