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President Clinton signs the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act at the White House on Sept. 13, 1994

IN ONE WEEKEND, 31 PEOPLE WERE MURDERED and dozens more injured in two mass shootings just hours apart in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. The death toll may still grow. The shooters killed the young and old, men and women. In El Paso, the white-nationalist shooter’s intent was to claim as many Latino lives as possible. In both cities, the victims had their tomorrows taken or their futures forever altered by domestic terrorists as they shopped or enjoyed an evening out—everyday activities we all expect to pursue in safety. And in

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