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Commissioner urges public‑health approach to gun violence after report of local school shooting
Summary
A commissioner told the Olmsted County Board that a recent school shooting involving local children left them feeling helpless and urged public health to take a lead on preventing such deaths, comparing the approach to past public‑health campaigns such as anti-smoking efforts.
A county commissioner told the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners that a recent school shooting involving local children left them feeling helpless and urged the county and state to consider a public-health approach to gun violence.
“I don’t like feeling helpless, and I feel like a citizen and the county commissioner. I feel helpless that our society does not wanna take care of this problem,” the commissioner said, adding that the county lacks capacity…
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