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One way to prevent gun violence? Treat it as a public health issue

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Rachel Treisman

May 12, 2023

Law enforcement officials in the Cleveland, Texas, neighborhood where a man allegedly shot five of his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard. (AP)

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