Adam Winkler

professor of law at UCLA, and author of "Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America"

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Adam Winkler is a professor of constitutional law at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America. His forthcoming book is We the Corporations.

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Will mass shootings become part of America’s background noise?   That’s an ugly prospect raised by the deaths of 34 people this week in Texas, Ohio and California.

What will it take to prevent mass shootings?

Will mass shootings become part of America’s background noise?   That’s an ugly prospect raised by the deaths of 34 people this week in Texas, Ohio and California.

from To the Point

California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, requiring background checks for both guns and ammunition.

California gun laws: What works in reducing mass shootings?

California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, requiring background checks for both guns and ammunition.

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The UCLA Law professor discusses his newest book about the rights of corporations.

Adam Winkler: We The Corporations

The UCLA Law professor discusses his newest book about the rights of corporations.

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