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Gun Control in the Wake of San Bernardino
The killers in San Bernardino have been tied to ISIS, although the White House is still waiting for the FBI to call it "domestic terrorism." Meantime, the latest reports have renewed the battle over gun control. Is gun control an answer to homegrown terror?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenThe killers in San Bernardino have been tied to ISIS, although the White House is still waiting for the FBI to call it "domestic terrorism." Meantime, the latest reports have renewed the battle over gun control. Is gun control an answer to homegrown terror?
Later on the program, the Defense Department makes history: all combat roles are now open to women.
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3 storiesSan Bernardino Gunwoman Pledged Her Allegiance to ISIS
On the day she and her husband killed 14 people and wounded 21 more, Tashfeen Malik went on Facebook to pledge allegiance to the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. That’s according to federal law enforcement officials. Peter Bergen is a senior fellow at the New America Foundation and national security analyst for CNN .
Read the story7 minIs Gun Control an Answer to Homegrown Terror?
Investigators report that the female killer in San Bernardino pledged allegiance to ISIS on Facebook on the day the mass shooting occurred. It's not clear if the couple was directed by ISIS or only inspired, but it's more evidence that homegrown terrorism in the United States is a reality.
Read the story34 minPentagon Opens Combat Jobs to Women, 'No Exceptions'
The US Defense Department may be making history by opening all combat roles to women, but advocates say that's just recognizing what's been true for a long time.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Paul von Zielbauer
Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW