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immediately enact harsher gun laws in response to the unfathomable amount of gun violence in America right now.

Created by S.M. on August 28, 2012

This past weekend, 37 people were shot in Chicago the span of 4 days. On Thursday, 13 people were shot over the course of 30 minutes. Every day, I turn on the news and am confronted with a story involving gun violence somewhere in America. Over the past few months, I have been astounded by the number of stories involving gun violence to the point that I am wary about leaving the house. My point is that this is absolutely insane. I understand that Americans, especially Republicans, want to preserve their "right to bear arms," but frankly, that was written at a time when the only guns around were muskets. It is absolutely ludicrous that average people should have such easy access to automatic weapons when Americans are dying left and right.

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