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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Do Gun Laws Target The Right People?

    Every time a mass shooting happens in America, we wonder what can be done to stop it. Can anything be done to identify the kinds of people who commit these mass killings before they happen? Do the laws we have now for background checks and mental health screening make a difference? Photo: publik16

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 2, 2015 • 1 min read

    Every time a mass shooting happens in America, we wonder what can be done to stop it. Can anything be done to identify the kinds of people who commit these mass killings before they happen? Do the laws we have now for background checks and mental health screening make a difference?

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Gun Laws, 1965 Immigration Act, and Looking Back At National Lampoon
    1. 0:00Do Gun Laws Target The Right People?You’re reading this
    2. 12:41The Massive Impact of the 1965 Immigration Act
    3. 20:57Film Roundup: 'The Martian' and More
    4. 34:45'Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead' Looks at National Lampoon
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Carolyn Wolf

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      Christian Heyne

      Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Gun Laws, 1965 Immigration Act, and Looking Back At National Lampoon
    1. 0:00Do Gun Laws Target The Right People?You’re reading this
    2. 12:41The Massive Impact of the 1965 Immigration Act
    3. 20:57Film Roundup: 'The Martian' and More
    4. 34:45'Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead' Looks at National Lampoon
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand