Earlier this month, Stephen Paddock fired into a crowd attending the Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, leaving 59 people killed and hundreds of others injured. Following the mass shooting, which is recorded to be one of the worst in U.S. history, there has been both calls for and rejections of gun control.
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Last week, the Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (REES) Department’s “Revolutions” Film Series rallied again for its second meeting.
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We have all heard the Republican party’s talking point too many times: It is too soon after the tragedy to discuss gun control issues. The people need this time to grieve.
We hear this same refrain after every mass shooting, and it is wearing thin. This delay tactic should not grind down our resolve: the time to discuss gun control is now!
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