After Buffalo and Uvalde, every candidate should pass a litmus test on what they will do to protect us against mass shooters.
It is not good enough to obfuscate and offer sad platitudes like – it’s people, not guns, who kill. The fact is killers use guns to kill.
If lawmakers had passed stronger gun laws after Sandy Hook, the people in the supermarket in Buffalo, or the little children in Uvalde, might have had a chance to survive. If we don’t demand stronger gun laws now, prepare for Pennsylvania children to die, just as they did in Texas. Quality local journalism has never been more important. You deserve the best. Not a subscriber yet? Please considerNote to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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