What Responses To Different Tragedies Teach Us About Ourselves

Guns, Bombs and Accidents

Recent tragedies should prompt further regulation of firearms, not increased surveillance of Muslim or Arab communities, writes Youssef Munayyer.

Published Apr. 26 2013 3:15PM EDT

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Something about the third week of April brings tragedy and bloodshed into American history: Waco, Oklahoma City, Columbine, Virginia Tech. Now Boston and West, Texas, are added to the list.

Yousef Munayyer

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What Responses To Different Tragedies Teach Us About Ourselves

Recent tragedies should prompt further regulation of firearms, not increased surveillance of Muslim or Arab communities, writes Youssef Munayyer.

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Yousef Munayyer