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Orlando massacre: The shooter was an American

As shocking as they are, mass shootings have become as 'American as apple pie'. Rather than looking for external reasons behind Florida shooter's behaviour, the country needs to do some deep soul-searching, writes Mohammed Fairouz.

By Mohammed Fairouz
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Andres Kudacki/AP/
Andres Kudacki/AP/

A woman cries in front of a makeshift memorial to remember the victims of a mass shooting in Orlando. Credit: Andres Kudacki/AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.In the early hours of Sunday morning, a young aquaintance through my inner circle of friends was shot and killed in Orlando. He was 32 years old. I saw his mother crying on TV.

I am incandescent with rage and overcome with grief. 

I have never held a gun in my life and I probably never will. I do not feel as though I'm missing out on anything. No civilian needs an assault rifle. Period.

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