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Rev. Speaking Out After His Wife Was Killed in Massacre

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In 2015, Dylann Roof killed nine people during a prayer service at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. One of those victims was Reverend Thompson’s wife. Her death has caused Rev. Thompson to become an advocate for gun laws.

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