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A New American Export: Gun Violence

Yesterday's shooting rampage in Eilat turns out not to be terrorism, but instead a distinctively American style of crime:

One hotel employee (who did happen to be American) gets into a dispute with a fellow-worker, grabs a gun, and shoots and kills him - before being killed himself by police. No political motive apparently, just sociopathy plus firearms.

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David Frum

David Frum is a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast and a CNN contributor. He is the author of eight books, including most recently the e-book WHY ROMNEY LOST and his first novel Patriots, published in April 2012.

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