Opinion | Thoughts and Prayers Are Not a Policy to End Mass Shootings

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Opinion | Thoughts and Prayers Are Not a Policy to End Mass Shootings
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'Thoughts and prayers do not bring people back from the dead. They do not erase the trauma—physical and mental—that survivors must endure for the rest of their lives.'

We need comprehensive reform that limits the circulation of assault weapons and promotes responsible gun ownership in our country. We need to raise awareness about the dangers of loose regulations that mitigate the likelihood of violence.

But if any of these changes are going to pass, we can’t ignore the structural reform that is needed within our political system.

I did not see the change I hoped for when I graduated high school two years ago, but I beg that the same is not true by the time I graduate college in 2024.

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