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Business Matters: Retail Giants Wade into US Gun Debate

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Retail Giant Wades into US Gun Debate

01/03/2018 GMT

Retail Giants Wade into US Gun Debate

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Retail Giants Wade into US Gun Debate

We talk gun control as major retailers stop selling assault-style rifles

President Trump has said it's time to act on gun safety. Major retailers including Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods have announced fresh restrictions. Is the tide turning on US gun control?

We dive into the debate and speak to the writer and journalist David French about why he and his wife both carry guns.

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Picture: A man holds a pistol during a ceremony at the World Peace and Unification Sanctuary in Newfoundland, Pennsylvania (Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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