{"id":4369,"date":"2021-03-26T18:37:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T22:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=4369"},"modified":"2021-03-26T18:37:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T22:37:55","slug":"special-edition-of-meet-the-press-mass-shootings-the-battle-over-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2021\/03\/26\/special-edition-of-meet-the-press-mass-shootings-the-battle-over-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"SPECIAL EDITION OF &#8220;MEET THE PRESS&#8221; \u2013 MASS SHOOTINGS: THE BATTLE OVER GUNS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH SEN. PAT TOOMEY, SEN. CHRIS MURPHY AND REP. JUDY CHU&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>__<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>On a special edition of&nbsp;<em>Meet the Press<\/em>&nbsp;airing this Sunday, March 28, moderator Chuck Todd takes an in-depth look at gun violence in America following the recent shootings in Boulder and Georgia, the history of Congressional inaction and where the debate over gun safety stands today.<br \/>__<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>EXCLUSIVE<br \/><strong>Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.)<\/strong><br \/>__<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>EXCLUSIVE<br \/><strong>Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)<\/strong><br \/>__<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>EXCLUSIVE<br \/><strong>Rep. 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