Episode
60 Minutes: Smart Guns, 28 Pages, Taking On The Eiger
Overview
Is the U.S. ready for smart guns? Lesley Stahl reports; then, top secret "28 pages"; may hold clues about Saudi support for 9/11 hijackers; and, an extreme sportsman uses a three-sport technique to descend the Eiger.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 48
- Episode
- Episode 42
- Air date
- 2016-06-19
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Smart Guns, 28 Pages, Taking On The Eiger is Episode 42 in Season 48 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2016-06-19. The runtime is 44 min.
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