After two attempts on Trump’s life, where is the gun control debate?

The gun control debate has not stirred in the wake of an apparent second assassination attempt against Trump.

Law enforcement personnel continue to investigate the area around Trump International Golf Club, after an apparent assassination attempt on Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump, in West Palm Beach, Florida, September 16, 2024 [Giorgio Viera/Reuters]

Assassination attempts used to be catalysts for gun reform in America. But even with two apparent attempts on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s life, the issue of gun control has barely surfaced in political discussions. As Trump courts the NRA and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris tries to balance gun rights with regulation, what has shifted in the US’s stance on guns?

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This episode was produced by Amy Walters, Tamara Khandaker and Sonia Bhagat,  with Hisham Abu Salah, Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, Shraddha Joshi, Cole Van Miltenburg and our host Natasha Del Toro in for Malika Bilal.

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