The recent school shooting in Parkland, Fl has again sparked a cry in the nation to reform gun control laws in hopes of decreasing the chances of these horrific events from happening.
Rev. Al Sharpton reminds us that the fight over gun control is nothing new but a fight that has gone for some time.
“Let us be very careful to remember that we in the Black community have fought this for a long time,” expressed Sharpton. “They cannot come with just a band-aid treatment. They must deal with the proliferation of guns in our community.”
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