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The grim political routine of responding to a mass shooting

Season 2017 Episode 1183 | 9m 22s

Will the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history move the needle on the debate over access to guns? Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamra Keith of NPR join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the politics of gun control, the impact of President Trump’s Twitter reactions in moments of crisis, plus what pressing problems have been overshadowed in the wake of other news.

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