30 Issues: Is The Gun Debate Over?

30 Issues in 30 Days is our election year series on the important issues facing the country this election year. Today: To what extent is the right to bear arms up for debate? Visit the 30 Issue home page for all the conversations.

Open Prep: Questions, Articles, and Links to Get You Started

Key Questions

• Are gun rights a public safety issue or a matter of civil liberties?
• Should states determine the level of gun control?
• How does geography determine attitudes towards firearms?
• Why won't either party touch the issue?

What are your key questions on this topic? Post them below and get the conversation going!

Guests

Adam Winkler, constitutional-law professor at UCLA and the author of Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America (W. W. Norton & Company, 2011)

Got a Follow Up?

Each Friday we'll be following up on one of that week's issues. Got a particular follow-up question from this conversation? Comment below or tweet us. Tweet to @brianlehrer

30 Issues Interactive from the WNYC Data News Team