From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

American history and the battle over gun control.

Hello again, I'm Orman Alney, and this is To the Poit from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

America's gun culture is as old as the revolution, enshrined in the Bill of Rights,

perpetuated by the Civil War, mythologized as how the West was won. But since the massacre

at Sandy Hook Elementary, even gun owners are joining the movement for gun regulation at the same

time supporting the Second Amendment. The NRA is still warning about a movement for gun regulation at the same time supporting the Second Amendment.

The NRA is still warning about a plot for gun confiscation, but it's hunkering down for a major

battle in Washington.

We'll hear from gun owners on both sides, and we'll go to the inner cities where gun violence

is epidemic despite tough gun restrictions.

If city kids can get around local controls is at an argument for cracking down at the state and federal level.

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Hello again, Wamanalny, back with To the Point.

Guns have been part of American culture since the beginning.

But outrage over the latest atrocity has strengthened the chances for federal gun regulation.

How does the debate in Washington sound in the inner cities, where gun violence is a daily fact of life?

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