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Why the war on gun violence is also a battle against systemic inequality

The same systems that foster disparities in health, wealth, housing, and employment also create people who believe their only recourse is a gun, writes Solomon Jones.

Crosses bearing the names of the victims of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, have been placed on the school grounds.
Crosses bearing the names of the victims of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, have been placed on the school grounds.Read moreJae C. Hong / AP
    by Solomon Jones | Columnist
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