This is Brian Lair's Daily Politics Podcast from WNYC Studios.

It's Friday, September 6th.

I'm Matt Katz from the WNYC and Gothamist Newsroom, filling in for Brian today. We turn to the issue of gun violence

and how it's been thrust again into the national spotlight and the presidential race

after a deadly shooting in Georgia this week. A 14-year-old allegedly opened fire with a military

style rifle. The teen is accused of killing two students and two teachers

in what was the deadliest shooting in Georgia history.

The team's father was also charged with second-degree murder

for allowing his son to possess the weapon.

Gun deaths among children under 18 years old

rose from 2022 to 2023 to an average of seven kids

killed each day. The shooting came as the two presidential candidates have been campaigning

mostly on other issues like the economy, abortion rights, and immigration. So joining us now to

break down the latest and how it's playing out in the presidential

race is Chip Brownlee, a reporter at the Trace, a non-profit news site covering gun violence.

Chip, welcome back to WNYC. Hey, Matt. Thanks for having me. All right, Chip, to start with the latest,

two students, two teachers were killed with an AR-15-style rifle.

This was Wednesday.

I think I misstated it in my open.

It was Wednesday at Apalichi High School in Georgia.

The suspect in custody is a 14-year-old who went to the school.

We're deciding, like NPR, to withhold his name. He's expected to

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