We are finally lurching toward a serious debate about guns and violence in this country.
But not without a whole lot of sideshows and silliness.
On Friday we got the stunning news that David
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The Gun-Control Debate May Be a Circus, but at Least It’s Not Fading
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Some are turning a dead-serious debate into a spectacle. But Howard Kurtz says the noise is helping.
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