Who's Ignored in the Gun Control Debate?

The Leonard Lopate Show | Dec 2, 2015

The mass shooting in San Bernardino yesterday has reignited the gun control debate, yet mass shootings represent less than one percent of all gun homicides. "How the Gun Control Debate Ignores Black Lives" by ProPublica reporter Lois Beckett reveals the true casualties of America's lax gun laws. 

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