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The U.S. Gun Fight

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There was a time when both the National Rifle Association and the Ku Klux Klan were advocates for gun control.

The 2nd Amendment debate has always been contentious. One recent example was the scene outside the United States Supreme Court building in March of 2008 where a gun rights case was being heard.

Advocates on both sides carried their signs and chanted slogans at each other, even in freezing cold weather.

Today, a look at the long and complicated history of the 2nd Amendment.

In his new book, Gun Fight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America, Adam Winkler says “the right to bear arms and gun control are not mutually exclusive.”

We’ll talk with Winkler about the history and evolution of gun rights.  

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