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Why do Americans differentiate between “gang violence” and “mass shootings”? Aren’t the results and the solutions the same?

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Gunmen kill 2, injure 12 in a shootout in a crowd in Alabama capital city’s downtown | CNN

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At this point “gang violence” is more of a racist dog whistle than anything else. People would rather blame poc victims of gun violence than address the actual causes, which are poverty and a lack of meaningful firearm restrictions

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