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Americans and Guns
Differing perspectives
The United States has more guns than people. Few issues are more divisive than gun violence and the right to bear arms. Yet there may be more common ground than initially appears. In a five part series, VOA's Deepak Dobhal profiles gun owners, people affected by gun violence, and a scholar who sees the contradictions and, perhaps, a way forward. | Watch the first part
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Part 1
Finding Common Ground
A professor in Ashland, Wisconsin, brings pro- and anti-gun forces together at the community level, hoping to move beyond the often strident national debate.
Part 2
Defense
A gun owner in Minerva, Ohio, defends his own and others’ right to bear arms.
Part 3
Suicide
After her husband killed himself using a legally purchased handgun, a woman in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, began a mission to stop the rising tide of gun suicides, which make up the majority of gun deaths.
Part 4
Hunting
Hunting is a tradition for a family in Roca, Nebraska, who have embraced safe gun ownership for generations.
Part 5
Violence
The streets of Wilmington, Delaware, are plagued by gun violence, as one family knows all too well.