debate on Southern California Public Radio (KPCC): Are universal background checks effective in lowering gun-related deaths?

From KPCC:

A new study published in the journal Lancet finds that three types of laws governing gun ownership in America can reduce the number of firearm deaths in the country. . . . 

Bindu Kalesan, lead author of the study, “Firearm legislation and firearm mortality in the USA: a cross-sectional, state-level study.” She is an assistant professor of medicine at Boston University 

John Lott, author, “More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws” (University of Chicago Press, Third Edition, 2010) and President of The Crime Prevention Research Center that focuses on the study of gun laws and public safety

The debate took place from 3:20 to 3:40 PM EDT on Monday, March 14, 2016.