After the shooting of Congressman Steve Scalise, some lawmakers want to loosen gun laws. We’ll look at America’s new “gun battle.”

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Another shocking crime has opened another debate about guns. This time it’s the shooting of a member of Congress, staff and friends at a ball field in Northern Virginia. Some of Representative Steve Scalise’s House colleagues say his shooting is an argument for wider access to guns, while other members insist that conclusion is an almost perverse lesson to take from the Virginia shooting. — Ray Suarez

Guests

Rep. Scott Perry, Republican congressman representing Pennsylvania’s Fourth District, which includes York, Gettysburg, and the western half of Harrisburg. (@RepScottPerry)

Lois Beckett, senior reporter for The Guardian, covering gun policy, politics and criminal justice. (@loisbeckett)

John Donohue, law professor at Stanford University, studying gun policy and the criminal justice system. (@JohnDonohueSLS)

Dave Kopel, associate  policy analyst at the Cato Institute. (@davekopel)