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Will Las Vegas shake up gun politics?

Monday, 09 October 2017 9:16 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 09 October 2017 9:18 AM ]

Mourners hold their candles in the air during a moment of silence during a vigil to mark one week since the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival, on the corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard at the north end of the Las Vegas Strip, on October 8, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by AFP)

America is in shock and horror once again. A gunman opens fire on a music festival in Las Vegas, killing dozens of people and injuring hundreds more in one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history.

Why have such incidents become so common in the US? The mass shooting revives the debate about gun control. But, Will Las Vegas shake up gun politics in America? These are the questions discussed in this episode of We the People.

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