A gunman opened fire in a packed movie theater in Aurora, Colo., killing a dozen people, wounding scores of others, and inviting a national debate about gun laws and mental health policy.

Truthdig’s Robert Scheer, The Daily Caller’s Matt Lewis and NPR’s Mike Pesca also explore Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital years and whether officials should ask for ID at the polls on this week’s “Left, Right & Center.”

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