Article 5ZNT7 "A Uniquely American Problem": Pressure Grows for Gun Control After School Massacre in Texas

"A Uniquely American Problem": Pressure Grows for Gun Control After School Massacre in Texas

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As people mourn Tuesday's mass shooting that left dead 19 students and two teachers, Republicans who still oppose any new gun control measures face growing outrage. This is a uniquely American problem, and it's happening with such frequency and such devastation, it's almost hard to wrap your mind around," says Robin Lloyd, managing director of the gun violence prevention group Giffords. The NRA has weakened in recent years, but she says the corporate gun lobby is alive and well" and has prevented any meaningful U.S. gun safety measures for over two decades.

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