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What’s behind rising gun violence in the U.S.

Season 2022 Episode 117 | 4m 21s

So far this year, there have already been 154 mass shootings in the United States. And new data shows the leading cause of death among children in 2020 was gun-related injuries. Geoff Bennett spoke with Jennifer Mascia, a reporter for The Trace, a nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom focused on America's gun violence crisis.

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