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Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America

In conversation with Erwin Chemerinsky
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
01:04;23
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Episode Summary
In a provocative and controversial history, Winkler, a constitutional lawyer, disputes that guns--not abortion, race, or religion--are at the heart of America's cultural divide. Co-presented with the Council of the Library Foundation

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Adam Winkler is Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law. He writes for The Daily Beast and the Huffington Post. His commentary has been featured in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, and on CNN, National Public Radio, and the Tavis Smiley Show.

Erwin Chemerinsky is the founding dean of the University of California, Irvine Law School. A graduate of Northwestern University and Harvard Law School, he has authored six previous books and more than 100 law-review articles. He has argued several cases before the Supreme Court and various circuits of the United States Court of Appeals.


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