Commentary: How Many Students Must Die Before Congress Passes Stricter Gun Policies?

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In a recent report, the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division found that “16,459 murders were committed in the United States during 2016. Of these, about 11,961 or 73 percent were committed with firearms.” In 2018 alone, there have been 22 school shootings across our country. Sara Imam, a survivor of the Parkland High School massacre in Florida, called on all eligible voters to exercise their right to vote, and to vote in favor of thorough background checks and stricter gun control “so no parent will ever have to receive the news their child has been shot at school.”