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Mondaire Jones: “In 2021, we saw the highest total of gun deaths in America…”

Featuring: Mondaire Jones, Progressive | Former Candidate, U.S. House New York, District 17

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Published | Video Starts at 07:21

So far this year, there have been 163 mass shootings in the United States. And we know that nearly every day that number increases. In 2021, we saw the highest total of gun deaths in America on record. And here in New York, in an average year, 870 people die from gun violence and 2,607 people are wounded. (07:21–07:27)

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