Over 30 people shot. #baltimore #blockparty 3 fatal. Going to be a long weekend!
Nothing new here. But who is paying for all the medical bills? These people are not insured. Even if they are, you know they can’t cover it all.

#masshootings #july4th #gunviolence #ghetto

WTH...

"72 mass shootings in 46 days in the United States: What are the social and political causes? - World Socialist Web Site."

#Mastodon #masshootings #Guns #Violence #Blackmastodon

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/02/17/zryh-f17.html

This piece is factually based and well-argued. It also shows an opportunity for how #journalism posted via #mastodon could attract a substantive conversation about proposals for reducing #gunviolence.

The article, by The Washington Post’s Robert Gebelhoff, notes that no one thing will end #US #masshootings, but everything might — if the goal is reduction, any progress counts. And daily gun violence goes far beyond mass killings.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/02/gun-control-solutions-that-work/

This piece is factually based and well-arg also shows an opportunity for how #journalism posted via #mastodon could attract a substantive conversation about proposals for reducing #gunviolence.

The article, by The Washington Post’s Robert Gebelhoff, notes that no one thing will end #US #masshootings, but everything might — if the goal is reduction, any progress counts. And daily gun violence goes far beyond mass killings.

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