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The Vanderbilt Poll was conducted three weeks after a deadly mass shooting at The Covenant School claimed the lives of three children and three adults.

An unidentified suspect fired a gun into a crowd of hundreds in a Kentucky park, leaving two people dead and four wounded Saturday night, police said.

While GOP candidates were treading cautiously on a core issue for many Republican voters, professing strong support for gun rights, some prominent Democrats spoke forcefully for action after the shooting Monday in which a bank employee used an assault-style rifle to kill five coworkers.

Emergency cell phone alerts are a fundamental part of the nation’s emergency preparedness system and can help keep people safe — especially during weather emergencies and natural disasters. They depend on a chain of local officials, federal agencies and service providers.

Speakers at the event, held in honor of the five people killed at the Old National Bank in downtown Louisville, spoke on healing, love and unity. Many called on listeners to convert that pain into action.

Mental health professionals say one of the best things anyone can do right now is connect with other people and talk about how they’re feeling.

As Louisvillians mourn in the wake of yet another mass shooting, some local and state elected officials are calling for concrete policy responses – from universal background checks to destroying confiscated firearms – to curb gun violence in Kentucky.

The measure would forbid police from enforcing federal restrictions related to firearms, accessories and ammunition. It would also prohibit state tax dollars from being spent enforcing restrictions.

Republican Rep. Savannah Maddox’s proposal would have prevented public colleges from passing any policies that bar people 21 and older from carrying a concealed firearm on campuses.

Mitch Walker, police chief at Western Kentucky University, said he was concerned people carrying firearms on campus wouldn’t have enough training or store weapons safely.