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The Tragic Mathematics of Gun Violence
Congress has not passed a gun-regulation bill since 1994 — five years before Columbine. Will last week's gun rampage in California make a difference?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenCongress has not passed a gun-regulation bill since 1994 — five years before Columbine -- despite support for some restrictions even in Red States devoted to Second Amendment protections. Will last week's gun rampage in California make a difference? Also, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki meets with President Obama and resigns. On today's Talking Point, will bioelectronics replace the drug industry?
Banner image: People sign the large signing boards with each victims name, put up by the Pardell Student Center, located across the street from the IV Deli in Isla Vista, California. Photo courtesy of Jason Groman
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3 storiesVA Secretary Shinseki Meets with Obama and Resigns
President Obama today said he's accepted the resignation of former General Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Read the story8 minThe Tragic Mathematics of Gun Violence
Another lone gunman grabbed headlines last week in California, but so-called mass shootings rarely kill more than a dozen people. That's all too many, but it's a fraction of the 20 to 30 deaths every day from firearms -- 32,000 every year: the daily gun violence that does not receive saturation news coverage.
Read the story35 minCan We Cure Disease by Shocking the Nervous System?
Painkillers, steroids and other drugs are often effective, but they can be expensive, hard to administer and accompanied by lethal side effects. Medical professionals and some investors say the entire drug industry may some day be replaced by what's called bioelectronics.
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