As our country writhes in response to the heinous murder of Charlie Kirk, the topic of our national discourse is saturated by the employment status of late-night show hosts, declaration of martyrs, and social media jockeying to score political points. Beneath the fervor, a more fundamental truth that has become self-evident: Gun violence is our new American tradition.

The list of American traditions was once exclusively reserved for apple pie, white picket fences, and a stable nine-to-five. However, it is time to acknowledge the blood-soaked yarn that is being woven deep into our cultural fabric.

Deaths as a result of a gun, including homicides, accidents and suicides, permeate every geographic, demographic, and dogmatic corner of American life. Neither our homes, schools, houses of worship, nor hospitals are free from........

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