Gun violence has become deeply embedded in the fabric of America. At the time of recording, there have been at least 160 mass shootings across the US so far this year.

So will the shootings ever stop? And why are guns such a divisive issue for Americans now more than ever?

Today, foreign affairs and national security correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Matthew Knott on the guns, and people, killing people in the US.

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