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    Aurora, Mass Shootings and America's Gun Laws

    In 1929, American newspapers carried sensational pictures of crumpled, dead bodies, victims of Al Capone's St. Valentine's Day Massacre. President Franklin Roosevelt then persuaded Congress to restrict access to machine guns favored by gangsters.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In 1929, American newspapers carried sensational pictures of crumpled, dead bodies, victims of Al Capone's St. Valentine's Day Massacre. President Franklin Roosevelt then persuaded Congress to restrict access to machine guns favored by gangsters. Since then, there have been many more multiple shootings, but the result has more often been sympathy, rather than action. In the aftermath of the massacre in Aurora, Colorado, New York Mayor Bloomberg wants President Obama and candidate Mitt Romney to talk about gun violence. Could that possibly be a winning issue for either side? What's the history of gun control? Are multiple killings America's "new normal?"

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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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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      Dan Gross

      Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

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      Hubert Williams

      National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence

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