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Tuesday's Dateline: Damage Control

What would you do if you found yourself in a mass shooting? The debate in the US turns from gun control to damage control.

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What would you do if you found yourself in the middle of a mass shooting?

It's the question people in the United States are being urged to think about, after a run of killings in recent months.

On Tuesday's Dateline, Aaron Thomas reported from Texas, where training courses on escaping the bullets are becoming increasingly popular and are seen by some as the solution to the problem.

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But with gun sales up 20 per cent on last year and less support than ever before for stricter gun laws, the debate over the right to bear arms still divides the nation.

Aaron gets an insight into the reality of life in a country where everyone around you could be armed.

See his report on the Dateline website.


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