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Guns: The Theme Behind So Many American Headlines This Week

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Police officers stand guard at a baracade following the sniper shooting in Dallas on July 7, 2016. (Laura Buckman/AFP/Getty Images)
Police officers stand guard at a baracade following the sniper shooting in Dallas on July 7, 2016. (Laura Buckman/AFP/Getty Images)

Some of the biggest national news stories this week in America all had one thing in common: guns.

Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson talks with Bloomberg Businessweek’s Paul Barrett about guns and gun violence in America.

Guest

Paul Barrett, senior writer at Bloomberg Businessweek, and author of "Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun." He tweets @AuthorPMBarrett.

This segment aired on July 8, 2016.

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