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The holidays alo mack agonising anniversaries Fe the inthe rom whine hash, wives, slings, pret, other “Teed ne de the lives ring the season Phin and cnpathy veverberte through the carly pats ofthe meting ‘6th ati thee sre. fo uniquly abandoned and aloe, none way or anther Be have bon dee and understand DYING OF WHITENESS Go manta cn he gu Toga te ee ‘nonsensical, the wthink: enn ofthe ‘hoe outhly meting work to make ens ered jo ‘Missouri boasts « long, bit = ‘use for hunting, warfare, and ducing At the same time, ae e oh 19908, Missouri's tung laws were among the ce ee oe epic hangin be er Bek stent weirs ean suck carrying firearms in the state. se my 21 sto ae Cran he et ae ‘nineteen, and repealed many of the ‘erent es mm ete ss and purchase permits, In issouri apts ammunition and terse ~ : ca “with the normal funetioning, af ruch sf c ocesorin soca mi ny me 8 Pe st ter yr onome eh ts a bss rte 9 co “3 wn ‘overtude their governor Ss 01, Mier eae we nn ee sod gn eer il Ato et TEASE enim cnn ig ee an pia way ccd ng tu ay nd rel ei sa a Cate orn an ce ecm ba ogc bl eg he convenes of 4 onl oo ek ta ato a Sat pour tection oe people wh 1 dangers onside she ame well pected ‘The New Kerk Tnes described what felled a “tral experiment” in wheter mare uns ldo mite safety ad les crite, Gun avcien hailed tho legislative aves as boosting pablo scat: he National Rifle Awociaton (NRA), aot petal silent pater in all hi lauded ‘he utinate passgo of SB 656 a “a get day fr Fnac in Miu” ‘nd “th cottutonal ight of law-abiding ition.” Sse GOP lei laos asc a tte senator Bran Munalingr ang that Castle Doctrine laws enaced the rights of “law-abiding etizens to pret themselves td thei.” Garand Amano mapsine cited Miso as “ead | "hecarve when iteames to gn ght" anda “op tte far gun owners." ‘At the same tne, eesearehsapgeted tht gan njries and deaths rote afer tbeoue easier for pongo To buy ad cary earn, Fa in stance ten of investigators lel by Darel Weber, distor af th Johns opkina Ceter or Gus Policy and Reseach, analyzed eine dts fi Miso and fad that the states 2007 repeal a ie prorpchane (PTF) handgun aw “eae asad with 25 perent nee in ie uals rates” Betwoon 2008 and 2014, th Minor gu homicide ae ros oA percent higher then the atonal average. Rates of gun death by ssid, parte volenor and accidental hoting sored wx well. In 2014, om deaths topped deaths by tor vehicle aiden the it nen the tat. News cules refered to Mitabari a the “Shoot Me State." ‘raveled shrough Missouri ove the euner, il, ad winter f 2016, tolean about pope experiences, beneath the number: and the data of living in an increasingly armed oe Ionut stuctued nevis, tet wth ope ad talked to people I wet along the was, all git the ecko ofthe 2016 US presidental election that presented voters with uly cng approaches to gn rights and gun vilence prevention, Does Trump carn the endorsement ofthe NRA though fall-throated emoxion fg ight, promising o end restrictions on gal un omnes. ‘Trump uinaely gamer the support of mot counties inthe ineesengy fede of Miss. Meanie, Hilary Clinton anon lator tht in fled harsing asa weapons, closing bckground-check eng show “hols, and iting gun acon far eran dee a sk of wlenen ‘poke with people in small towns like Cape Gitardea as well as laters like Kansas City, St. Lous Columbia, and Jefron City shot Sp thatthe poison of gms may have changed how they iterate Uh pple o sed ther diy lives, The train wa a fo unfair yi OF WHITENESS xy parents etd oF Born a itary bse, Ben cay nde. I stayed in Missouri through nas iter ny ae ero wis are ee la sce My wok a dat and es re errs and ined {ve 8 ‘She, oa, begins oy °S0 ae foe e.My da never tooo, sees yu ks aye thas wha even wa 706” orc hn ot nd ang imo sos Thad no en sare ane inthe mall of te night kde tw en, ys the name hing, ne soe ae earch Ihe woud ever ly ft Dit i ‘hoot ins the bad Ingle omar Neha fess nou fai —a> erin? a Kelly 2 woman in be ate wen “rr a cl i ealon “AB done hy #0 Tene to ana he day” «xa mae ames rse. My une abot hie Cs Eve” i ptt nthe conversation, ian rw etn omens gata copa omy we poe wo ele xa i ene ve ng epithe en 2 eerste thn eu hired, Why do hey mak 9 2 one ey ae ec tein 2 neces opm ee iE “Tne Tpit rho bs oso rn bet 5 compas ein nt ho have orn inking om geting bend sei five io mst fs ho cee Ite sorting aftr gting off ye aly jut mo Bot thot ow survivors sun in Mur in gn eth com tm hed sr the py enh pit ne sonra ‘hich oatpourings af pain and de nee epi tr to stg fr ming fo ‘real dings“ wuld do ying elt pop the le dot vet go hgh sigh” Je ay a one pain th coven, De ili aed Git i by vey nat imersly psn an iting Ane Lat di ving th ton hing ke eg tn terre retail rs when the west gts cl bat Int dc with ng” Fo. Lei at tt i Ba flen ae pror conmaiy To Morir ned at in ines ‘pie, instead of words or wishes, I think yo ’ copii” eit arith hs ep. Wh elcome th lp comes hp” Dam nd sac when we apanig eno hep one We impotent cone vain en hot red ones ie gwen went ht hy Slog plo ith fete aay hong mond eing. Ding soil make {oe inlet meat an eo ee hae al cnn when we dan ut of he Dats a ine igBile ad" men co mc the omy Tet bs eet pel can bea pe expronce ted sh a uy ping ring ended te te ecrdigy ps ht te py lone ‘their stories with me. emp dons ae eae "What can we doto prevent mone suicides” sould just hg people and seth fam me camer ep but ic tat ne wy iad lng cancer or impaled diving moetings not one petson makes ex | Th net de. Th : ide, Theres ht ppl make fr etl on Tedividual-level stressors, waming signs, and plans of action, ne = Inger societal ones. vnvren sh © kw mare abt hn ep i inva nd lve | esti So, var the end ofthe meting, ask, “Have your exper Sees in any way changed the ways that you might think about the sole [Bits in everyday life?” e tenia try my bat oad ay riton in my ene of DYING OF WHITENESS ova gece ro aking pla question word, and wo sound ike asm pt eset ange ones resto or sie yourgun ston rind 1 honesty ato understand Tero reaps itch eae way a al sain nese jets wn Lak ay ype of gestion a mt tained words cha rca 0 don think any of ws Hane te go ayo ny pre at ili els wiboa int us he gts al il ow marys Ge ae Fen Hck, Fa teching lees sot of denver eptnt ou ao het hoy mod o pote hese incme ot of come fe i mtg” 297 June scans are away oie” Si pce dw a ine ani tong NRA,” Jes ws part ofthe culture 0 These replies are not serpicing. Ge ae 1 Miso, and tes: ply 2 peal ever in ld me. And pesos vt th fact of my being uid, he way Ie, to he extend 0 ‘ising the qoeston nh Hono ae lve that Lascibe clpaility is hn nt yin esas renee ok hi gueton inp i inabitans, evento Rooper iho ua, peal inh ght ay ood perp for hin ean 8 neat 5 and SP 656 define 8 “weapons oneal poteton. Protetnn c¥E Tanai by das in whic afl ult foes Feaeser are al iv ins, ike Bi a6 89 fsa neat. And a sh he arate inthe oF mre wpa fer mew even ne gn that he NRA, Ame Mi dfonse ad tack” beam het ia eed of within a el of pone in piace ‘hanger, ed of ie Sw thes hin he tory enamine visible. Ted Tian ike whiteness, au i al deme in eam eat be uid each ther hen we “seckingt bend in. Sey preqon alway wil" ahree years ite earned Sally wo 28 wing doy wn sk abo the "Yo kno ou in nt at the gop elle 28 ale of uth wile co sare ga intervie the oatecayear

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