Commentary: Lawmakers must take action to protect children from firearms violence

Commentary: Lawmakers must take action to protect children from firearms violence

Earlier this month, four people were shot to death on a train in Chicago. Two days later, four people were shot to death at a school in Georgia. No one is safe. It can happen when people are at their most vulnerable: The victims in Chicago were shot as they slept. They can be shot where they are supposed to be safe: The victims in Georgia were shot at school. In remarks in June, the United States surgeon general declared firearm violence a publi…

Lawmakers must act to protect children from firearms violence

Earlier this month, four people were shot to death on a train in Chicago. Two days later, four people were shot to death at a school in Georgia. No one is safe. It can happen when people are at their most vulnerable: The victims in Chicago were shot as they slept. They can be shot where they are supposed to be safe: The victims in Georgia were shot at school. In remarks in June, the United States surgeon general declared firearm violence a publi…