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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Are there so many mass shootings because America's boys are broken?

Two things mass shootings have in common are guns and guys. Nearly all the shooters are male, nearly all are young. So what’s going on with young men? Michael Ian Black tries to figure it out. Michael Ian Black. Photo by Brigitte Jouxtel.

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By Madeleine Brand • Feb 27, 2018 • 1 min read

Two things mass shootings have in common are guns and guys. Nearly all the shooters are male, nearly all are young. So what’s going on with young men? Michael Ian Black tries to figure it out.

Michael Ian Black. Photo by Brigitte Jouxtel.

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