23 Feb 2018

Guns and freedom

From The Panel, 4:17 pm on 23 February 2018
NRA vice president Wayne LaPierre speaks during CPAC 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland.

NRA vice president Wayne LaPierre speaks during CPAC 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland. Photo: Alex Wong / Getty Images / AFP

The National Rifle Association is hitting back at pressure for more gun controls in the United States.

But why do so many Americans equate the ability to buy a gun with freedom.

The Panel is joined by Dr Jules Older, who is a former University of Otago psychologist.

He now lives in San Francisco, but is currently on a visit to Auckland.