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The Monday Poll: Is it time for action on guns?


WDBJ reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were fatally shot during an on-air interview Wednesday.
WDBJ reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were fatally shot during an on-air interview Wednesday. The Associated Press

A horrific murder spree took place last Wednesday near Roanoke, Va., a crime made more indelible by the shooter’s own body camera and his use of social media to gain attention during and after the attack.

The killer was motivated by an earlier mass shooting, and had legally acquired a handgun. Yet, the murders of two TV journalists while they were on the air has prompted yet another vociferous chapter in the long-running American debate over guns.

We’d like readers to weigh in on this topic.

Mobile users, go here. Results usually appear online Tuesday afternoon and on the Opinion pages in print on Wednesday.

This story was originally published August 28, 2015 at 5:56 PM with the headline "The Monday Poll: Is it time for action on guns?."

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