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in chattanooga, tennessee, sunday morning, two people were shot and killed and at least 14 others wounded near a downtown night club. >> im tired of standing in front of you talking about guns and bodies as if there are families whose lives have been shattered forever because once again we had people deciding to resolve their issues with firearms. >> another shooting overnight at a bar, this one in mess a, arizona. that left two people dead and two more injured. >> saturday night, at l...

Such data, in the rare instances it has been publicly released, has illuminated the pathways through which legally manufactured and lawfully sold firearms are obtained by

Is either shooting or brandishing a weapon. >> yes, it is. but, you know, researchers who have studied this say that a lot of defensive gun use is actually probably avoidable and the result of interpersonal beef. youre out with friends drinking and theres more guns around. >> right. >> and thats why they rely on this crime victim survey because they are actually the victim of a crime and they are reporting how they reacted to that. >> so clearly your piece shows how badly we need to track data o...

The states sharing the gun data all have governors who aren't exactly open to the right to keep and bear arms, either, which is troubling.

Organizing principle, is conspiracy and paranoia, you know, really -- >> and sales. and sales. >> exactly. but they can also take all of that data, marketing data, targeting data, and sell it. which is what they do, right? thats part of how they make money is on the sales of things like bullets. they have all kinds of partnerships, no question. theyre selling that marketing data. so you know, youve got to wonder why are these people not paranoid about how the nra is using their data? at least as...

Fight against a local newspaper. putnam county clerk refusing to release the names and addresses of law abiding pistol owners to the journal news the paper wants to publish the information where two counties the gun data from westchester and rocklin county is already available. they say they are taking a stand to ensure their residents privacy. joining us is gregg ball to give law enforcement discretion in these situations. is there any doubt in your mind that this newspaper, the journal news, i...

How is melania weathering the storm. but first as tens of thousands prepare to protest in the march for our lives, i want to ask if their efforts will be in vein. said differently, will americas gun culture ever change? it is a question ive been asking all week long at my website smerconish.com. and this week i did something special on my radio program. i set aside an hour each day to examine the gun culture in america. i called it aiming for facts. and content included mostly new interviews p...