Vox Populi: 'The root cause of gun violence is not guns. It's mental illness'
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"Do countries like Australia, Finland, Canada, Denmark, Japan and every other developed nation have no mental health issues and schoolhouses with only one door?"
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"The root cause of gun violence is not guns. It's mental illness. Corrective action must address the root cause."
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More Vox Populi: Dear Republican politicians, save your 'thoughts and prayers.' They mean nothing
"I find it really ironic and sad that Mitch McConnell wants lots of security for judges and wants the house to pass his bill for this, but he is not willing to step up and do the things to protect our children in schools, churches, grocery stores, malls and concerts."
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"So I am wondering why there are no lights on the Truman Parkway north of Derenne Ave? Very dangerous."
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"Does anyone remember the University of Texas tower shooting by a former U.S. Marine? There were no AR-15s at the time. It is not the guns that are bad, but the people who use them!"
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"Let's hear it for our out of touch Chatham County Commissioners and SCCPSS Board of Education! Property tax increases in an economic recession? Really? Election day is coming!"
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"When bullet holes in the faces of third graders can't unite us, it's beyond repair. America is broken. America is twisted. America is an embarrassment to humanity."
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"How about shooting the next film in Savannah in Wright Square. Maybe they will finally clean out the debris and crime."
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More Vox Populi: 'What do the mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde and Tulsa have in common?' An AR-15
"Matthew McConaughey gave the performance of his life in the White House this week. Don't forget he is a paid professional actor."
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"All I do is work and sleep and I never have any money and I'm always tired!"
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"The good side of living in Pooler? Buried power lines that never go out in storms. The bad side? Comcast and Hargray are constantly digging up cable lines cutting off high-speed and sometimes your power!"
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"Baby formula versus guns - which do we produce more of?"
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"After the Florida dust-up with Disney, I’ve been encouraging my granddaughters to move on from Disney and start collecting Ron DeSantis figurines. No luck so far."
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"The vast majority of 'mass shootings' do not involve an AR, but rather a handgun."
This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Gun violence and mass shootings are due to mental illness, not AR-15s
