The forces that shape gun culture

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How did we get to the point where there is a mass shooting nearly every day, and yet it keeps getting easier to purchase guns, including assault rifles? That's what my guest Mike McIntyre has been trying to track. He's an investigative reporter for the New York Times and has covered gun violence during much of his four decade career in journalism. His new book, Ricochet, Guns, Greed, and the American Way of Violence includes new insights into the National Rifle Association and the gun rights movement.

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