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Will the latest shooting of US children finally lead to gun reform? Sadly, that's unlikely

  • Written by Brendon O'Connor, Associate Professor in American Politics at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney

Mass shootings in the United States are all too common and, sadly, unsurprising to much of the world.

But when the victims of such violence are primary school students, the world takes notice.

Coverage of this week’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school in the coming days will follow a predictable pattern. After all the horrifying...

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