Marion McKeone (Sunday Business Post US Correspondent & regular contributor to NPR, BBC, RTE & Today FM) reflects on another grim week in America and asks whether all the outcry, political statements, thoughts and prayers will bring about any change in gun laws across America. Jarlath asks about the bizarre suggestion that arming teachers is the answer to this problem and whether this idea is now gaining ground. Later in the show Marion looks at a story coming out of San Francisco this week. While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded to the announcement by the Catholic archbishop of San Francisco that she can no longer receive communion because of her stance on abortion access, could the Vatican get involved? We look at the midterm election in Georgia. Has the "king making" power of Donald Trump finally cracked? As Brian Kemp, the Republican governor of Georgia, defeated former senator David Perdue, who had been endorsed by the Donald. Hear the whole conversation by supporting us on www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad & get access to tonnes of bonus content, weekly episodes, mini series and interviews from the Irishman Abroad.
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