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The Left wonders if gun control is really the answer

LAS VEGAS, NV -A makeshift memorial for the victims of Sunday night’s mass shooting stands at an intersection of the north end of the Las Vegas Strip on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, allegedly opened fire from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the music festival, leaving at least 59 people dead and over 500 injured. According to reports, Paddock killed himself at the scene. The massacre is one of the deadliest mass shooting events in U.S. history. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV -A makeshift memorial for the victims of Sunday night’s mass shooting stands at an intersection of the north end of the Las Vegas Strip on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, allegedly opened fire from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the music festival, leaving at least 59 people dead and over 500 injured. According to reports, Paddock killed himself at the scene. The massacre is one of the deadliest mass shooting events in U.S. history. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
By Debbie Lord for The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Oct 4, 2017

A roundup of editorials Wednesday takes on the National Rifle Association’s power in Congress, why gun control may not be the answer and whether we should be looking at who commits such crimes and not how.

Opinions from the Left:

1. Rosanne Cash: Country Musicians, Stand Up to the N.R.A.
From The Washington Post: Singer Rosanne Cash is urging country musicians to stand up to the National Rifle Association. You can be patriotic and stand up orfor gun control.

2.  Robert Farago: Gun control doesn't work
From USA Today: No legislation will make a difference in the gun culture of the United States.

3. I used to think gun control was the answer. My research told me otherwise.
We need to focus on people, not limit guns, if we want to make a difference

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Debbie Lord for The Atlanta Journal Constitution

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