"This is a slap in the face to all of us who have lost children to gun violence."

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The debate on gun violence in the US was rekindled earlier this month by the shootings at a school in Newtown, Connecticut, which left 20 children and six adults dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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Perhaps there is something wrong with American culture, then, that makes us more likely to abuse our gun ownership rights, or that makes us more prone to violence in general.

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For those of us working to reduce gun violence in America, we have been wondering when, and if, President Obama and Governor Romney would speak about the issue that most elected officials continue to run away from: guns.

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