On one side of the screen is a teenage girl from Philadelphia, wearing a baseball cap that says “Chill.” On the other side is a girl in a purple-walled bedroom, with a stuffed Mickey Mouse in the background, who lives near Chicago. They’ve been assigned a topic to discuss — gun control — and some questions to keep the conversation moving. The girl from Philly supports more regulation, explaining that she has “attended many funerals” for people shot and killed in her city. The other is warier of gun control and argues for “putting a bigger emphasis” on mental health solutions.

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