No easy answers to shootings
By TAYLOR BROWN
tbrown@yourmvi.com
As the country is mourning the loss of more than 30 people who were killed in two mass shootings over the weekend, area legislators are trying to figure out a seemingly impossible solution to a tragic problem.
In the Texas border city of El Paso, a gunman opened fire Saturday morning in a Walmart shopping area packed with thousands of families. Two more victims died Monday, raising the number of fatalities to 22.
Hours later in Dayton, Ohio, a gunman wearing body armor and carrying extra magazines opened fire in a popular nightlife area, killing nine and wounding at least 26.
Area lawmakers say there are not easy answers to these tragedies.
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