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Behind the issue: Virginia Tech shootings

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Last Monday, Cho Seung-Hui killed 32 people then himself on the campus of Virginia Tech. In the wake of the worst mass shooting on a school campus in U.S. history, many are questioning what, if anything, can be done to stop such outbursts of madness in the future.

Here, syndicated columnist Bonnie Erbe argues that the nation needs tough gun control laws to protect public safety. Scripps Howard News Service editorialist Dale McFeatters counters that, while such horrifying incidents draw great attention, they are rare.
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