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MWEG Member Op-Ed :: “Guns and Shootings — the Problem Is All of Us”

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Students gather at a vigil for the victims of the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Photo courtesy Fabrice Florin.

“Yes, the problem is guns. Yes, the problem is mental illness. Yes, the problem is the FBI and other institutions not doing their job. Yes, the problem is the culture of violence we have created in this country. Yes, the problem is people. Yes, the problem is the lack of funding for research. Yes, the problem is an unfettered NRA and all the politicians it has in its pocket. Yes, yes, yes.”

In this Deseret News op-ed, MWEG members Sharlee Mullins Glenn and Melissa Dalton-Bradford explain why we must engage once and for all in a productive national conversation about guns and shootings that leads to a real solution.

“Guns and Shootings — the Problem Is All of Us” • February 20, 2018 • Deseret News