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[Sensitive content: This article discusses gun violence.]
When Wanda Sykes told her audience that “Some shit’s gonna go down, and I don’t think you’re going to like it,” she wasn’t teeing up a heartless comedy set. Instead, Sykes was resurfacing the language of a South Carolina school shooter—whose words were deemed hollow until he opened fire in an elementary school playground.
Sandy Hook Promise is taking a new approach to gun violence prevention by spotlighting the deadly association between violence and humor.
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