60 Minutes
The Remington 700 | The North Korean Threat | USA Gymnastics
Season 49, Episode 21 · Aired 2017-02-19
Synopsis
The Remington 700 - Thousands of gun owners claim Remington 700 rifles have fired without the trigger being pulled. Now, with a class-action lawsuit and recall, why do most gun owners still have the controversial trigger? The North Korean Threat - Bill Whitaker reports from Seoul, where 28,000 U.S. troops are stationed in or nearby, and the Korean DMZ, seeing firsthand the tense standoff between the North and South. USA Gymnastics - Attorney suing USA Gymnastics for failing to protect female athletes believes every Olympic team since 1996 has had members abused by Dr. Lawrence Nassar.
In the series
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Key cast
- Mike Wallace as Correspondent
- Morley Safer as Correspondent
- Harry Reasoner as Correspondent
- Ed Bradley as Correspondent
- Diane Sawyer as Correspondent
Also in season 49
- S49E01 The King | The New Cold War | The Picasso Portfolio
- S49E02 The Artic Frontier | Don't Mess with Mary Quin | Nate Parker
- S49E03 Breaking Good | Artificial Intelligence | Gorilla Doctors
- S49E04 Finding Refuge | The Brothers Rosenberg
- S49E05 Ask Ohio | Thrown for a Loss | The Influncers
- S49E06 In God's Name | The Pot Vote | The Music of Zomba Prison