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The Current | Mar 11, 2013 | 23:40

To Bear Arms: Consequences of justifiable homicide

It was a case of justifiable homicide, the kind of situation that the U.S. gun lobby uses justify gun ownership. But what happened to Johnny Slaughter after he fatally shot a home intruder never made it into the debates on gun control. Today's documentary looks at the complications that linger after a swift act of self-defence.

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