11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting remembered as a joyful boy who loved soccer and singing
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At least 2 Dead, 5 Injured in Iowa School Shooting
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The Spin
Democratic narrative
It's horrific that just four days into the new year, yet another American school has been exposed to the horrors of gun violence. Children should not have to fear for their safety when they go off to class each day. Authorities cannot continue the same cycle of offering “thoughts and prayers” while ignoring America’s gun problem. Comprehensive gun control legislation is desperately needed.
Republican narrative
America's mental health epidemic has reached a breaking point, yet opportunistic politicians and pundits are weaponizing this incident for political gain. Rather than using this tragedy as fodder to fuel the anti-Second Amendment agenda, it should be used to revitalize the effort to enact state-level measures to treat the root causes of these horrific incidents.