Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“When Aurora happened, when Tucson happened and certainly when Newtown happened, we as a country launched a heartfelt conversation about gun violence, gun safety and the use of weapons. We lurch from tragedy to tragedy to tragedy, trying to figure out what to do along the way… We are way past the time of just talking. What we really need is action.”
— Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter (D), quoted by Time.
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