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To the Point

Guns and Politics in Arizona

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2011

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In the aftermath of Saturday's shooting, Arizona is a state divided. Should gun laws be strengthened or made more permissive?  Have the economy and illegal immigration created a "toxic atmosphere" for political dialogue? Also, the Presidents oil spill panel recommends tighter rules, and Verizon gets the iPhone.

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0:00.0

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

0:08.1

Guns and anger in Arizona.

0:14.2

Hello again, I'm Orrin Alney, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International.

0:18.1

A daily look at the issues, Americans care about most.

0:20.7

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the late federal judge John Roll

0:23.9

were both gun owners who opposed gun control.

0:26.9

Are they now victims of Arizona laws,

0:29.1

allowing concealed weapons to be carried without permits, even in bars?

0:33.7

Will Saturday shooting lead to legislative change,

0:36.1

or will it be seen as evidence of why citizens need to be armed in case they have to defend themselves?

0:42.0

Do permissive gun laws and Arizona's now infamous atmosphere of anger, especially about immigration, make for a dangerous combination?

0:50.6

On reporter's notebook later on, Verizon gets the iPhone.

0:54.9

First, here's the news.

0:56.6

Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica

1:00.9

and from the Public Radio International Program Fund,

1:04.0

whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D.

1:07.3

and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

1:09.2

Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point.

1:11.3

In the afternoon aftermath of Saturday shooting, Arizona is a state divided. Should gun laws be

1:16.2

strengthened or made more permissive? Have the economy and illegal immigration created a toxic

1:21.0

atmosphere for public dialogue? On reporter's notebook, AT&T is no longer the iPhone's exclusive provider.

1:28.4

Will Verizon's service be any better?

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