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May 2022
21 m

Why can't the US prevent mass shootings?

Al Jazeera
About this episode

No more thoughts and prayers. Grieving Americans are demanding gun control after the worst school shooting in the US in a decade. But Congress has repeatedly failed to pass tougher laws. So, what's stopping action to prevent another tragedy?

Join host Mohammed Jamjoom.

Guests:

Joseph Sakran - gun violence survivor and Director of Emergency General Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Jocelyn Sage Mitchell - Professor of American and Comparative Politics, Northwestern University in Qatar.

Richard Feldman - Former Regional Political Director at the National Rifle Association.

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