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Opinion | Semi-automatic weapons are instruments of mass killing
By Livia LaMarca, Assistant Opinions Editor
• November 14, 2023
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Opinion | Mass shootings have taken the lives of far too many
By Livia LaMarca, Assistant Opinions Editor
• November 7, 2023
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Pitt police reviews protocol for campus shooting scenarios after Michigan State shooting
By Alexandra Ross, Assistant News Editor
• March 1, 2023
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‘Change must come’: Rally calls for gun control in light of recent mass shootings
By John Blair, Senior Staff Photographer
• June 15, 2022
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Editorial | Ban assault weapons now
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
• March 25, 2021
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Editorial: More states should follow New Jersey’s new gun policy
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
• September 10, 2019
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Trump’s inadequate response to the Tree of Life shooting
By Mackenzie Oster, For The Pitt News
• November 16, 2018
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Pay attention to all gun violence, not just mass shootings
By Neena Hagen, Assistant Opinions Editor
• October 1, 2018
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Gun-free zones leave Americans defenseless
By Marlo Safi / Columnist
• October 13, 2015
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