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    Is 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.

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 4, 2015 • 33m Listen

    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. The FBI and other agencies are monitoring hundreds of people in the hope of preventing similar crimes. Will all this increase the pressure for gun control, or will more Americans arm themselves in preparation for their worst nightmares?

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    Gun Control in the Wake of San Bernardino
    1. 1:44San Bernardino Gunwoman Pledged Her Allegiance to ISIS
    2. 8:28Is Gun Control an Answer to Homegrown Terror?You’re reading this
    3. 42:31Pentagon Opens Combat Jobs to Women, 'No Exceptions'
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      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

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      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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      Frank Ciffullo

      George Washington University

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      Michael Hammond

      Gun Owners of America

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Gun Control in the Wake of San Bernardino
    1. 1:44San Bernardino Gunwoman Pledged Her Allegiance to ISIS
    2. 8:28Is Gun Control an Answer to Homegrown Terror?You’re reading this
    3. 42:31Pentagon Opens Combat Jobs to Women, 'No Exceptions'
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