Last month, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed , shot while speaking at Utah Valley University. In August, a shooter attacked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shattering its “blast-resistant” glass with 180 bullets. In June, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot to death in their home by a man posing as a police officer. Earlier that day, the same man attacked Minnesota state senator John Hoffman and his wife. In April, the Pennsylvania governor’s residence was set ablaze. In March, the headquarters of the New Mexico Republican Party was set on fire.

The United States has long had a gun violence problem unique to the developed world. Since 2020, there have been over 500 mass shootings every

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