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In recovering Sutherland Springs, Cornyn touts gun background check bill

Five months after a gunman opened fire in a Sutherland Springs church, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn came to speak to the community about a new law he says might have averted the tragedy.

By EMMA PLATOFF, The Texas Tribune
Posted 4/2/18

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS — The flag they raised over the church Friday morning came from Washington, D.C., as did the law they were there to celebrate.

Five months after a gunman killed …

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