In the Trenches of the Gun Debate
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 15 June 2016
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
The US already has more guns than people, but Sunday's massacre in Orlando has once again raised the issue of regulating the sale and availability of deadly weapons. We hear what's happening on Capitol Hill.
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| 0:39.0 | Will the body count in Orlando make a difference on Capitol Hill? |
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| 0:50.2 | The massacre of 20 children at Sandy Hook Elementary failed to generate the political will for some form of gun regulation in 2012. |
| 0:58.7 | Now, 49 people have been gunned down at a gay club in Orlando, and Democrats are feuding with Republicans again in the House and the Senate. |
| 1:07.0 | The latest proposals involve the gun show loophole and the no-fly list |
| 1:11.2 | are the prospects for action better now than they were four years ago. |
| 1:15.5 | The country already has more guns than people, |
| 1:18.5 | and the NRA is especially powerful in an election year. |
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