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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Opinion | Sandy Hook video disturbing but necessary

By Remy Samuels, Staff Columnist • September 22, 2019
So although the video it posted is quite graphic, it is an effective way of promoting its message of transforming something deeply upsetting into something that will make people more aware of the urgency of this issue.
Sydney Aiello, a 19-year-old Parkland shooting survivor, killed herself Sunday.

Editorial: Shooting survivors need more mental health resources

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 25, 2019
These people’s pain didn’t stop in the aftermath of the shootings, and they — as well as all others in their terrible position — deserved access to mental health resources to help them process and grieve what they lost.
Mike Fiorille, business partner at Get Loaded, serves a customer at the gun store on June 30, 2016, in Grand Terrace, Calif. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Editorial: Don’t let Remington fool you

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 2, 2018

Forcing a gun manufacturer into declaring bankruptcy might sound like an undeniable victory for gun control activists — particularly when that manufacturer is Remington, America’s oldest gun manufacturer,...

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