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Journalists and surgeons questioned whether pictures of mass shootings victims should be released to the public in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting.

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<p>"Maybe one day some editors will have a picture of a dead child even more powerful than the one we published that will finally make a difference."</p>

<p>Mamie Till's decision to place her son's open casket in the national media shone a light on Jim Crow atrocities, but it's unclear that showing the victims of gun massacres – even children – is making any difference. Photos of hundreds of lynching victims only encouraged their killers.</p>

They believe that such imagines will shock the nation into supporting gun control. It might do a lot worse than that, though.

The sharpest opinions on the debate from around the web

What do high-velocity rounds from an AR-15 do to a child's body, and should the public see it? Last week's mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has rekindled a debate about...

There’s a growing debate among journalists over how to report on the victims of mass shootings. Some argue that if lawmakers and American citizens were able to see the graphic images of dead bodies in classrooms, there could be a shift in how some in the country approach gun rights.

As journalists descend on Uvalde—as they did on Columbine, Newtown, and Parkland—some are questioning whether a more graphic approach is required to capture the reality of America’s gun violence epidemic. “It’s time,” suggests one industry leader, “to show what a slaughtered 7-year-old looks like.”

Coverage of the police response and how politicians have responded, urgent questions about showing images, powerful late-night monologues, and more.