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Gun violence: How many people must die before change happens?

In Saturday's paper, readers criticize, bemoan and rationalize gun laws in America. Why is it that we are the country with the highest rate of homicides among other western democracies?

Sadly many more people in this country will have to lose their lives in these military-style attacks before we finally come to our senses and demand something serious be done about our love of guns.

In the meantime, ho hum, we will have another major shooting in (fill in the blank).

This story was originally published October 17, 2017 at 3:10 PM with the headline "Gun violence: How many people must die before change happens?."

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