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When is it time to talk about gun control?

April 16, 2007, a gunman armed with automatic weapons kills 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech University. When the American public called for stricter gun control laws Republican lawmakers responded "Now is not the time to talk about gun control."

Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman armed with automatic weapons kills 28 people including 20 children in Newton Connecticut. When the American public called for stricter gun control laws Republican lawmakers responded "Now is not the time to talk about gun control."

Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman armed with automatic weapons kills 59 people at a Las Vegas concert. When the American public called for stricter gun control laws Republican lawmakers responded "Now is not the time to talk about gun control."

When is it time?

Roberta Null

Glendale Heights

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