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FEATURING KAMAU FRANKLIN - Among the themes at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week is “Make America Safe Once Again,” which apparently refers to “supporting law enforcement, border security and battling human and drug trafficking.” According to a press release from the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, his plan is to end “the endless crime spree and drug flow that plague America.” This, in spite of the fact that crime levels have dropped dramatically since the 1990s. 

There seems to be little concern about young disaffected Republican men as the source of violence however, just days after Trump survived an assassination attempt. The man suspected to have been the shooter was a 20-year old registered Republican who used a legally obtained AR-15 rifle. The odds that gun violence will be on the RNC agenda, in light of the fact that gun-related deaths are rising each year, are slim to zero.

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