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

Will the Newtown Massacre be a game changer?

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

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

Are we really prepared to say that we're powerless in the face of such carnage?

That the politics are too hard?

As the funerals of 20 murdered first graders are underway, calls are increasing for President

Obama's leadership on gun control.

After past multiple killings, he's called for a conversation,

but despite shrill claims from the pro-gun lobby never for concrete action.

Is an unspeakable tragedy the moment for gun control or an opportunity for politicization?

We'll hear more about that today.

First, here's the news.

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International Program Fund. Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point.

In Newtown, Connecticut, the latest of this year's multiple shootings, killed six adults and 20 first graders last Friday, none of them older than seven.

Some call this the moment for action. Others warn about unintended consequences. With 300 million guns in circulation, what are the options?

On reporter's notebook, very little is known about Adam Lanza, or the circumstances that led to

last week's tragedy. We'll hear a warning about stigmatizing innocent people. First, this news

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