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“That
is not part of the commission’s charge, per se,” DeVos said during a
Senate Appropriations Committee hearing after being pressed by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the panel's ranking member.
"I see,” Leahy responded. “So, you're studying gun violence but not considering the role of guns."
White males, on top of our country's hierarchies, have used violence or the threat of it, to control everyone else for centuries. Guns are an important part of that violence, and guns have been embedded in their culture and mentality in order to keep white males on top. The power and control of white males (the group running the NRA, showing up at gun shows, profiting from violent video games, and mass shooting people they don't know) might be lessened if we discuss guns as causing any sorts of problems in our society.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/390770-devos-safety-commission-wont-look-at-role-of-guns-in-school-violence
