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The Monday Poll: Stopping mass shootings


Americans are divided on what is needed to stop mass shootings.
Americans are divided on what is needed to stop mass shootings. The Associated Press

The tragedy at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., in which a shooter murdered nine persons before being killed by police, brings us once again to the painful question of stopping mass shootings.

It is a topic that continues to divide Americans, even as we agree that the carnage must end.

Weigh in on the following statements. Mobile users, tap here to participate. Poll results will be available online on Tuesday and in print on Wednesday.

This story was originally published October 2, 2015 at 7:14 PM with the headline "The Monday Poll: Stopping mass shootings."

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