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Matt Cartwright: “In that 10 years, we're talking about close to 1,000 more…”

Featuring: Matt Cartwright, Democratic | Former U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 8

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MSNBC Interview 05/30/22

Published | Video Starts at 02:08

I've been on that ever since. And we've been looking for common sense ways to cut down on senseless gun violence. You know, that was almost 10 years ago now. And In that 10 years, we're talking about close to 1,000 more school shootings. Unbelievable. And you know, people say, well, Congress isn't acting. Congress is acting. It's the Democrats who are acting. The Republicans are blocking the way every single time. (02:08–02:16)

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Asserts that there have been nearly 1,000 school shootings in the past decade.

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