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No Easy Solution to Mass Killings

No Easy Solution to Mass Killings

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Two more shooting victims in El Paso have died in the hospital bringing the death toll to twenty-two.
Nine were killed in the shooting in Dayton Ohio.
South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says the hate needs to stop…

Johnson says there are too many people dying from too many preventable causes….

Johnson says it is less about the weapons used and more about the people dying….

Johnson says more attention is now focused on these incidents due to coverage and social media.

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