No Pistol Could Have Stopped This

A version of this article was originally published by the Trace, a nonprofit news organization covering guns in America. Sign up for the newsletter, or follow the Trace on Facebook or Twitter. Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2017-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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