The Orlando shooting and the Constitution

We the People

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🗓️ 23 June 2016

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Adam Winkler of the University of California, Los Angeles and Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute explore the constitutional debates over gun control and immigration policy. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Please subscribe to We the People on iTunes. While you’re in the iTunes Store, leave us a rating and review; it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to Live at America’s Town Hall, featuring conversations and debates presented at the Center, across from Independence Hall in beautiful Philadelphia. We the People is a member of Slate’s Panoply network. Check out all of our sibling podcasts at Panoply.fm. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered by Jason Gregory and produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Research was provided by Josh Waimberg and Danieli Evans. The host of We the People is Jeffrey Rosen.

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0:00.0	I'm Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome to We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.
0:08.0	The National Constitution Center is the only institution in America, chartered by Congress to disseminate
0:13.8	information about the US Constitution on a non-partisan basis and on today's show
0:19.0	we explore the legal and constitutional debates about policy responses to last week's mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
0:27.8	Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were quick to respond to the incident.
0:32.4	Secretary Clinton reaffirmed her desire for a national ban on assault weapons,
0:37.0	while Donald Trump again called for a temporary ban on Muslim immigration to the United States.
0:43.0	Both candidates have expressed support for a so-called no-buy list
0:47.0	by which suspect a terrorist would be prohibited from buying a gun,
0:50.0	although the details of the proposals vary.
0:52.8	Joining me to explore how the Constitution may apply to these fascinating questions
0:56.9	are two of the nation's leading constitutional experts, returning champions, and great friends
1:01.5	of We The People.
1:03.0	Adam Winkler is professor of law at the UCLA School of Law,
1:06.6	where he specializes in constitutional law.
1:09.1	Adam worked with Nelson Lund of George Mason University School of Law to write about the Second Amendment
1:15.0	for the National Constitution Center's interactive constitution, available at
1:19.2	Constitution Center.org.
1:21.2	And I Leo Shapiro is Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute and editor-in-chief of the
1:26.4	Cato Supreme Court Review. Ilia is also a member of the NCC's Coalition of Freedom Advisory Board
1:32.4	which oversees the Interactive
1:33.8	Constitution. Adam Ilia, great to have you back. Thank you so much for joining.
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