Does the dog die?
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Firefly
TV Show • 2002 • Drama
ReportIn the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system, follow the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class" spaceship. The ensemble cast portrays the nine characters who live on Serenity.
This tv show contains 67 potentially triggering events.
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Emmasummers
It's not onscreen, but in Objects in Space, River talks to Early about a dog his neighbors had growing up and mentions "things he did" to it. Details aren't given but with the nature of the discussion it's pretty obvious what happened.
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Anonymous
Our Mrs Reynolds 42min ish Mal punches and knocks out a woman he’s technically married to
Heart of Gold: plot line deals with custody of an unplanned pregnancy. A man chases down a pregnant sex worker and threatens her and the baby he believes he fathered
Heart of Gold: plot line deals with custody of an unplanned pregnancy. A man chases down a pregnant sex worker and threatens her and the baby he believes he fathered
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Fahra
It's implied that a pregnant woman is forced to suck a man's dick but it's shown from a distance/with the man's back to the audience.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Nuisance
During "Safe", Simon's parents cross into this territory, as they refuse to admit anything is wrong.
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Harlbior
River Tam, a 17-year old girl, was abused for years in a mental institution.
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Does a horse die?
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TheGrandDisciple
In the pilot episode. After a shoot out, Patience is hiding behind her horse and Mal loses his patients and unnecessarily shoots and kills her horse then leaves her pinned undnder it's corpse. Negating any justification for it
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Are animals abused?
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TheGrandDisciple
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At the end of Shindig and the beginning of Safe, they are transporting cattle in a very confined space before unloading them. It's mentioned it took a couple of weeks. That can trigger some people
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Is there a dead animal?
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Anonymous
In “safe” a rabbit is skinned before the opening credits
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Assault
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Is someone drugged?
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SalyxWoodbine
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Simon drugs Jayne, it’s comedic and he is not harmed.
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Is there pedophilia?
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Na102
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It's indirectly mentioned as a possibility, but no.
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Is rape mentioned?
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TheGrandDisciple
Objects In Space, Jubal Early threatens Kaylee with it
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Rape is mentioned throughout the show, and in the last episode a character asks a female character, "have you ever been raped?" and implies he will assault her
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R*pe is threatened to characters but it never happens. It's still an incredibly scary scene and possibly triggering.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Harlbior
In "War Stories", Niska cuts off Mal's ear.
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Someone is threatened with a gunshot to the throat but it is a brief line and it never actually happens.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Anonymous
Especially “Out of Gas,” which deals with the loss of life support on a ship
Ariel a man is fatally choked
Ariel a man is fatally choked
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Is there cannibalism?
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Tchotchke
Mentions of cannibalism throughout the show but nothing visible.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Emmasummers
No one seems to remember this, but in one episode (War Stories I believe?) an unnamed fighter catches fire and falls out of the shot. He's visible for a solid three seconds at least. It isn't implied that he survives.
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Is there body horror?
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SalyxWoodbine
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A survivor of a reaver attack mutilates his own face. It’s only shown in very quick flashes.
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Is there amputation?
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Tchotchke
A character's eat gets cut off in the ep. War Stories.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Anonymous
Yes, Out of Gas.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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SamKeenan
S1
E9
In the episode “Ariel,” Jayne bites the hand of a security guard during a fight scene.
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Is someone tortured?
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Emmasummers
If you are uncomfortable with torture, skip War Stories. Scenes of Mal and Wash being tortured in various ways pop up through the whole episode, with hardly any warning.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Na102
Someone does roll down stairs
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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The abductor attempts and fails to steal a newborn.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Fahra
When River, a 17 year old girl, is discovered she is fully nude
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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TheGrandDisciple
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E7
Jaynes former partner in crimes is about to shoot him and one of the Mudders jumps im front of him and is killed instead
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Disability
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Family
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Does someone cheat?
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Nuisance
Someone comes close in "Our Mrs. Reynolds", but fails to fall to temptation.
There is cheating energy in "Heart of Gold", but it involves characters who have not codified and officially agreed to a relationship.
There is cheating energy in "Heart of Gold", but it involves characters who have not codified and officially agreed to a relationship.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Dwam
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E1
There a scene where Inara gives herself a sponge bath, there is however no nudity. I doubt this is what is being asked but thought there is no harm in mentioning it.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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frogufo
In the episode Ariel, a character is briefly seen retching after being in a false death.
In the episode the Message, a character wakes up abruptly and then is sick.
Both are brief scenes with mostly audio
In the episode the Message, a character wakes up abruptly and then is sick.
Both are brief scenes with mostly audio
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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TheGrandDisciple
Closest it gets is Mals toilet is heard flushing and his pushing it back into it's cubby
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Harlbior
More like "electro-torture" in War Stories.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Anonymous
Pilot: Inara looks at a syringe.
Out of Gas: multiple syringes forcefully into people’s chests
Ariel: needles shown injecting into forearms and IV’s
Out of Gas: multiple syringes forcefully into people’s chests
Ariel: needles shown injecting into forearms and IV’s
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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KSNAP
A character is abused in an institution.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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frogufo
The episode Ariel takes place in a hospital. There are also many medical scenes throughout the series
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Does someone have cancer?
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Nuisance
Technically yes, but even a lot of hardcore fans don't know this, as the evidence for it is limited to subtle clues and implications - it would have been addressed in a later season (doesn't come up in the movie but is in one of the books).
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Mental Health
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TheGrandDisciple
In Bushwhacked, the survivor of an attacked ship is turning into a zombie like creature called a Reaver and is seen mutilating himself as the Reavers are known for doing
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Harlbior
River Tam, one of the main characters, is a mentally unstable teenage girl who, on occasion, acts violently.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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TheCassandraComplex
Difficult to untangle what’s from PTSD and brain damage but some flashbacks indicate that River was extremely blunt and didn’t pick up on social queues even before the experiments. Regardless, River exhibits behaviors that are similar to autism and she is verbally and physically abused multiple times throughout the series.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Miaiam
Infrequently, but one character, River, has brain damage and a lot of trauma and the occasional scenes from her perspective involve these themes
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Harlbior
A thief was placed in a box for a decade as punishment.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Fahra
River has trouble keeping food down. "I ate the bits, the bits stayed down."
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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PshcosisCentral
River has PTSD from being abused in an institution
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Noxious
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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There's a lot of gunshots throughout the show. It often comes out of nowhere with no warning. The first episode starts with quite a loud explosion with not a seconds warning. Definitely be prepared for things like this.
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Is there screaming?
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There is no long or continuous screaming but there are a few kindof screams from people getting injured
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Fahra
Swear words are often said in Mandarin Chinese
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Nuisance
Some flashbacks from River's traumatic backstory have brief flashes of light.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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There's a healthy newborn baby in at least one episode.
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Is there childbirth?
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Harlbior
In "Heart of Gold".
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Anonymous
No, but in Heart of Gold a man threatens to cut a pregnant woman’s baby out.
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Nuisance
It doesn't come up much but the word used for "gay" in this world is "sly", it's only used once that I recall and it didn't feel disrespectful.
Jayne's a bit creepy about witnessing an encounter between two women, but not abusive.
Jayne's a bit creepy about witnessing an encounter between two women, but not abusive.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Emmasummers
The character Jayne's treatment of River could be considered ableist
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Corellon
Yes, and it's pretty typical too. Mal disguises himself with old timey women's clothing. He's annoyed because dress. His friends make fun of him because bwahahaha man in a dress. Mal delivers the popular line: "I swear by my pretty floral bonnet I will END you!"
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Are there fat jokes?
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Anonymous
S1E6 “Our Mrs Reynolds”
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Does the black guy die first?
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Harlbior
No one dies in "Objects In Space", but Jubal Early, a black bounty hunter, is left to die floating in space.
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Is there hate speech?
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Nuisance
There's a lot of very misogynistic speech. Heart of Gold is probably the worst, but it's unfortunately common in this world it seems.
There's also language used about both the Alliance and the Browncoats that would be considered hate speech if they were real groups in our world.
There's also language used about both the Alliance and the Browncoats that would be considered hate speech if they were real groups in our world.
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Relationships
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Religious
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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EllowynBeimler
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E1
Full side profile of River in the first episode, and when they zoom out you can see more but it's filmed from pretty far away.
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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One of the main characters is a prostitue and in one episode she is payed to sleep with the clients son to loose his virginity. It is only a small side story in one episode.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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EllowynBeimler
S1
E1
There's a brief scene of Inara with a "john" in the first episode, nothing is visible though
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Emmasummers
Only if you watch the companion movie, Serenity. The show ends on a fairly positive tone.
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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Harlbior
A dune buggy like vehicle is rigged to crash during a raid on Niska's space station in "War Stories".
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Violence
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Is there gun violence?
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Nuisance
There is LOTS of gun violence.
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