Episode
60 Minutes: High Velocity, As Goes Texas, The Ride of His Life
Overview
What makes the AR-15 style rifle the weapon of choice for mass shooters?; Then, how Ted Cruz vs. Beto O'Rourke could predict America's political future; And, riding the waves of Nazaré with Garrett M...
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 51
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2018-11-04
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
High Velocity, As Goes Texas, The Ride of His Life is Episode 6 in Season 51 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2018-11-04. The runtime is 44 min.
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