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'Playing Politics' podcast: Las Vegas shooting rekindles gun control debate

Calls for Congress to address gun safety legislation increased in the wake of the tragedy. Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from WCCO Radio's Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's John Rash and D.J. Tice.

October 4, 2017 at 6:19PM
A makeshift memorial to victims of the mass shooting on Sunday night, on the northern end of the Las Vegas strip, Oct. 3, 2017. A lone gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort on Sunday night, killing at least 59 and wounding at least 527 more at a country music festival below. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: MIN2017100312082522
A makeshift memorial to victims of the mass shooting on Sunday night, on the northern end of the Las Vegas strip, Oct. 3, 2017. A lone gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort on Sunday night, killing at least 59 and wounding at least 527 more at a country music festival below. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: MIN2017100312082522 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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