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Don't let this moment pass without acting on gun control

"The Great Rifle Controversy" and "The Black Rifle" books by mrbill
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Editor's note: John Avlon is a CNN contributor and senior political columnist for Newsweek and The Daily Beast. He is co-editor of the publication "Deadline Artists: America's Greatest Newspaper Columns." He is a routine contributor to "Erin Burnett OutFront" and is a member of the OutFront Political Strike Team. For even more political analysis, tune in to "Erin Burnett OutFront" at 7 ET weeknights. (CNN)-- Sometimes it takes a tragedy to make us face reality. In the wake of the annihilation of first graders in Newtown, Connecticut, there are indications that the country -- and Congress-- are ready to face the cancer of gun violence that kills over 11,000 Americans each year. More than 200 Americans have been killed in mass shootings in the last 5 years.

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0.23775Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced her intention to submit legislation to reinstate the lapsed assault weapons ban as well as ban "big clips, drums or strips of more than 10 bullets."
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0.184757Manchin noted has become rare, saying: "It's a shame that we've gotten so toxic a political environment that today in  Washington  that you can't sit down and have reasonable discussions with reasonable people to come out to reasonable conclusions."
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