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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:

1.  Amid slaughter in Las Vegas, the heroism in Aldean's Army

From The Chicago Tribune: In the most horrible of times, acts of humanity and heroism renew our hope.

2.  Editorial: What was missing from Donald Trump's response to Las Vegas massacre?

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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