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James are a few things that are more American than a Fourth of July parade. They're held

in handlets all across this land. Then this weekend, Highland Park Illinois was holding

one of those parades when seven people were slaughtered by a 21-year-old with an assault

rifle during their celebration. That's last in two months after an 18-year-old killed

19 little children and two teachers in Udallby, Texas with an assault rifle and a 18-year-old

in Buffalo killed 10 shoppers in a supermarket with an assault rifle. With over 300 shootings

in this country, this year, in this year, first half of the year, tragically this too has

become an American tradition. The apologies for the gun lobby and the gun lobby say it's

a mental health problem. We have a mental health problem in America. No question. So does

Canada. So does UK. So does Germany. But they don't have an epidemic of mass murders with

assault weapons the way we do. Congress approved a very modest gun control measure, James,

which we talked about last week. I give them credit for that. I don't do a whole lot,

but it's better than nothing may save a few lives. They ought to do more on assault weapons

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