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George Skelton

George Skelton: The Senate gun safety deal may seem like small potatoes — but it's not

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Politicizing is paying off. And hopefully we're headed for the slippery slope that gun lobbies long have dreaded.

The response is automatic from gun groups and their elected toadies every time there's another horrific mass shooting and frustrated firearms safety advocates go beyond the conventional "thoughts and prayers" by asking why we allow civilians to acquire weapons of war. Why is America the undisputed gun violence leader of the industrialized world?

Sane people who raise these sensible questions are immediately denounced for "politicizing" the tragedy.

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