Gun violence is a clear and present danger to the lives of Americans. Voters want to address it, and candidates need to follow.
From horrific mass shootings to the slower but grislier toll of daily gun homicides, gun violence is an epidemic that killed more than 45,000 people in this country last year — an increase of 43 percent from the previous decade.
This year, the horrific murders of children and teachers in Uvalde, Texas, the racially motivated execution of Black shoppers in Buffalo, New York, and the combat-style killing of families watching a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, have again burst open our hearts and minds.
