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The time to act on gun control is now, the Left says

By Debbie Lord for The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Oct 3, 2017

A roundup of editorials Tuesday reminds us that we’ve had the conversation about gun control before, now it’s time to act.

Opinions from the Left:

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From The Mercury News: We can’t wait to begin the debate about gun control.

3. Congress should finally ban sale of assault weapons

From the Palm Beach Post: Any debate should be over, ban the sale of assault weapons.

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