Biden’s uphill climb on gun control

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🗓️ 24 March 2021

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Summary

President Biden is pushing for new gun-control measures after the mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder. Plus, what relaxed rules for art sales mean for the future of museums.

Biden is urging Congress to immediately pass stronger gun laws after two mass shootings in less than a week. Reporter Sean Sullivan lays out Biden’s agenda on guns and discusses the challenge he faces in seeing that agenda through.

Museums have begun using the money from art sales to help them survive the pandemic, but critics say that sets a dangerous precedent. Reporter Peggy McGlone explains.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:07.0	Hi, this is Ben Terris coming from the Washington Post.
0:09.0	Hi, Jeff.
0:10.0	This is Winfrey Oprah.
0:11.0	Hi there.
0:12.0	How are you?
0:13.0	It's Lisa Bonas.
0:14.0	This is Post Reports.
0:16.0	I'm Lena Muhammad.
0:20.0	It's Wednesday, March 24.
0:24.0	Today, we're buying ones on gun control.
0:28.0	And how museums are surviving the pandemic.
0:37.0	What we heard from the president on Tuesday was basically the most detailed and forceful comments we've heard from him.
0:44.0	Since he was sworn in on the issue of guns and gun control.
0:51.0	He called for banning assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines.
0:57.0	And expanding background checks during gun sales.
1:01.0	The United States Senate, I hope some are listening, should immediately pass the two house pass bills that close loopholes in the background check system.
1:11.0	This is not, it should not be a partisan issue.
1:14.0	This is an American issue.
1:16.0	It will save lives, American lives.
1:20.0	And we have to act.
1:22.0	We should also ban assault weapons in the process.
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