# How do people wounded in mass shooting events, and the families of those killed, gain financial recompense?

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Well, sure, that’s possible - but most people aren’t up on sheltering their money from taxes in that manner, which leaves the question of whether or not they can get good tax/legal/financial advice.

While recuperating from disaster.

It’s a fucked-up “system”

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