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28 Killed in Schools Since Newtown

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In 44 shootings.

According to a new study, gun violence in schools has led to 28 casualties in the 14 months since the Newtown shooting. In the first six weeks of 2014 alone there have been 13 shootings. 16 shootings occurred on university campuses, and 28 were at elementary, middle, and high schools. “We are a developed country, and we have to ask ourselves what is wrong with our culture and laws that’s creating an environment where not only do we have 44 school shootings in the past 14 months – but we are doing nothing about it,” said Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action.

Read it at The Guardian

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