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57% Americans Favor Stricter Gun Laws But Policy Paralysis Persists

United States was jolted by yet another incident of gun violence on the 23rd of August. A gunman shot dead three people and wounded several others at a bar in the US state of California. Quick-responding police officers shot dead the gunman, believed to be a former law enforcement official. More than 50 people are killed each day by a firearm in the United States. Surveys show 57% of Americans in favor of stricter gun laws and yet the Republicans in Congress have repeatedly opposed any such stricter gun control laws. Mohammed Saleh brings you this report.