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“Nothing will erase the pain of August 3 and we are hopeful that reopening the store will be another testament to the strength and resiliency that has characterized the El Paso community in the wake of this tragedy,” a Walmart spokesperson told the New York Times in late August.

Two Years After Walmart Mass Shooting, El Paso Leaders See Inaction and Betrayal by Texas Officials

In what some call an affront to the victims’ families, Texas Republicans expanded gun rights earlier this year when the state Legislature passed a permitless carry bill.

by Angela Kocherga

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Gun Violence is More than Just Mass Shootings

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