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How important is gun control in the US elections?

Yesterday, a school shooting took place in Georgia - where a 14 year old boy killed 4 and wounded...

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17.27 5 Sep 2024


How important is gun control in the US elections?


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17.27 5 Sep 2024


Yesterday, a school shooting took place in Georgia - where a 14 year old boy killed 4 and wounded 9. It’s become commonplace for this to happen in the United States, and each time calls for stricter gun controls are made.

Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America Correspondent and Matt Mayer, Former Senior Official in the US Department of Homeland Security under the Bush Administration, join Kieran to discuss if gun control promises would have any effect on the upcoming US election.


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