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D. Watkins

Who has to get shot to wake us up?

Alexis Rodriguez, of Buffalo, lights candles as people gather at the scene of a mass shooting at Tops Friendly Market at Jefferson Avenue and Riley Street on Monday, May 16, 2022 in Buffalo, NY. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

If I ever had a chance to address Congress, I'd walk right onto the main floor of the Capitol Building, preferably during a joint session, and ask who must get shot in America before we do something about gun control? Really, who? 

Tens of thousands of people die from gun-related injuries in America every year. The number was 45,222 in 2020, according to the Pew Research Center. How can policymakers say they love America when they continue to allow this to happen? These jokers on the local level who are quick to ban books wouldn't dream of working to ban assault weapons.

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