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How the Orlando shooting will alter the conversation around gun control in the 2016 election
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Jun 13, 2016
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How the Orlando shooting will alter the conversation around gun control in the 2016 election
A closer look at the impact of the Orlando shooting and how it could alter the conversation around gun control in the 2016 election,
Orlando police officers seen outside of Pulse nightclub after a fatal shooting and hostage situation on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The suspect was shot and killed by police after 20 people died and 42 were injured.
Orlando police officers seen outside of Pulse nightclub after a fatal shooting and hostage situation on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The suspect was shot and killed by police after 20 people died and 42 were injured.
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A closer look at the impact of the Orlando shooting and how it could alter the conversation around gun control in the 2016 election,

The shooting in Orlando raises, once again, the question of gun control.

The tragic massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, is the largest mass shooting in U.S. history. In addition, this attack on the LGBT community is unprecedented.

For a closer look at the impact of this shooting, and how it could alter the conversation around gun control in the 2016 election, Adam Winkler spoke with Take Two's A Martinez. He's a professor at UCLA's school of law and the author of "Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America".

To hear the full interview, click the blue play button above.