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What Next | Daily News and Analysis

The School Shooting Down the Street

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

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News, Daily News, News Commentary

4.32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2021

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Michigan state Senator Rosemary Bayer has been fighting for years to get safe storage laws on the books in her home state. In the wake of the shooting at Oxford High School, a school that sits in her district, her mission has become that much more urgent.  Guest: Rosemary Bayer is a state senator in Michigan. She represents the northern suburbs of Detroit. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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1:04.5

Rosemary Bayer is a state senator in Michigan. She represents a suburban district just north

1:10.5

of Detroit. Most days, she gets in her car and drives west to Lansing. That's where

1:18.0

her office is in the state capital building. Except for this week.

1:23.2

This morning, I got in my car and immediately started driving north.

1:27.9

Rosemary was driving north because that's how she gets to the town of Oxford. She used

1:33.2

to live down the street from Oxford High School. It's still in her district.

1:38.4

Just was automatic. Just going there. Of course, I've been there every day, so that's

1:43.9

there's that.

1:45.6

Last Tuesday, Oxford became the latest school in the US to experience a mass shooting.

1:51.3

Eleven people got shot. Four were killed and all of those were teenagers. When I spoke

1:57.9

to Rosemary, the funerals had started.

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