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Durbin Questions Public Health Experts During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Gun Violence As A Public Health Crisis

Statement

Date: Nov. 28, 2023
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Guns

"Is there anything more important than knowing that little boy or little girl that you sent to school this morning is safe in a classroom and does not have to hide under his desk in an active shooter drill and exercise? That gets down to the basics. If you want to know about the safety of your family, it starts with knowledge that when a child goes to school, they are going to come home safe at the end of the day. If you cannot answer that affirmatively, what are the rest of the questions worth? This to me is a fundamental public health issue… it involves death by a gunshot. It is going on in America every single day. We have a responsibility to do something."

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"Can we reach young people who have gone through those experiences and turn their lives around from violence?"


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