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Slen, Peter - Host
JON LOWY FROM THE BRADY CENTER LEGAL ACTION. THIS MORNING WE HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH GUN OWNERS. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PROPOSALS THE PRESIDENT MADE...
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
THEY CAN MAKE GREAT STRIDES IN REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA. THEY ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SECOND AMENDMENT. RESTRICTIONS TO KEEP GUNS OUT OF THE...
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Slen, Peter - Host
PROPOSALS KEEP GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE BAD GUYS? GUEST:
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. AT LEAST 40% OF GUN SALES TAKE PLACE BY PRIVATE SELLERS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CHECKS. THAT IS A GAPING HOLE THAT ALLOWS...
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Slen, Peter - Host
EMPHASIS ON MENTAL HEALTH? GUEST: I THINK THAT
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
IS IMPORTANT. THE PRESIDENT SAID WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AND TO PROVIDE A BETTER MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. IT SHOULD NOT BE EASIER TO GET A GUN...
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Slen, Peter - Host
GUN OWNERS HAVE SAID THE LIMIT ON MAGAZINE SIZE WILL NOT BE EFFECTIVE. CLOSING THE LOOPHOLE IS A BUREAUCRATIC NIGHTMARE. IF YOU HAD YOUR DRUTHERS, WOULD...
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
NOT. WE THINK THERE ARE A SENSIBLE THINGS WE CAN DO WHICH RESPECT THE SECOND AMENDMENT. PREVENTING GUN VIOLENCE AND WE SHOULD HAVE AN HONEST DISCUSSION...
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Slen, Peter - Host
THE STATES PLAY? ONE CALLER SAID HE DOESN'T MIND REGISTERING WITH TEXAS BUT THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ANY BUSINESS KNOWING WHAT KIND OF GUN HE...
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS THE MAJOR ROLE. GUNS ARE EASY TO TRANSPORT FROM ONE STATE TO ANOTHER. IF ONE STATE HAS A STRONG GUN LAW, IT IS EASY FOR PEOPLE...
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Slen, Peter - Host
DEAL WITH THE NRA ARE REGULARLY? GUEST: WE ARE OPEN TO
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
HAVE A DIALOGUE WITH ANYONE I. THE NRA IS LESS OPEN WITH HAVING A DIALOGUE WITH US. THEY EVENTUALLY MET WITH THE TASK FORCE. THERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE...
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Slen, Peter - Host
AN OPINION ABOUT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF ARMED SCHOOL GUARDS? GUEST: THAT IS A
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
DISTRACTION. IT IS PROPOSED TO AVOID THE DIALOGUE ABOUT WHETHER WE SHOULD HAVE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND WHETHER CIVILIANS SHOULD BE ABLE TO BUY AK-37'S....
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Slen, Peter - Host
IN MICHIGAN IS FIRST UP. PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION OR COMMENT. TODD? I'M NOT HEARING ANYTHING. GUEST: NOT HEARING
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
TODD. HOST: JIMM, GOOD MORNINGYY,
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Slen, Peter - Host
GOOD MORNING. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
GOOD MORNING. I WATCHED THE PRESIDENT. I THINK THE NRA SHOULD HIRE A FEDERAL MARSHAL TO GO AROUND THESE GUN RANGES AND HAVE THE PEOPLE THAT OWN THE GUN...
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
IS INTERESTING. IF YOU ASK PEOPLE WHO OWNED ASSAULT WEAPONS WHY THEY HAVE THESE WEAPONS, THEY WILL TELL YOU SHOOTING STUFF, THE TARGETS, CANS. I BELIEVE...
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Slen, Peter - Host
STILL AN INDIVIDUAL. GUEST: WE WILL
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
NEVER KNOW. THE BAN ON HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINES COULD HAVE STOPPED IT. WITHOUT THE FIREPOWER, THE SHOOTER COULD NOT HAVE COMMITTED THE HAVOC THAT HE...
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Slen, Peter - Host
BRADY CENTER HAVE AN OPINION ON CONCEALED CARRY? GUEST: WE THINK THERE
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
SHOULD BE SENSIBLE RESTRICTIONS ON CONCEALED CARRY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS A ROLE. CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK HAVE SENSIBLE LAWS, AS OPPOSED TO FLORIDA WHERE...
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Slen, Peter - Host
YOU GET INVOLVED IN THIS ISSUE? GUEST: I
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR GUN VIOLENCE. IT IS SUCH A VAST SOCIAL PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY. 100,000 PEOPLE ARE SHOT EVERY YEAR IN THIS COUNTRY. EACH VICTIM...
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Slen, Peter - Host
OF HARVARD. GLENN IS OUR NEXT CALLER. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD
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MORNING. IS THE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECK BASICALLY PUT THE ONUS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ON PRIVATE CITIZENS? HOST: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY
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Slen, Peter - Host
THAT? CALLER:
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THERE HAS TO BE A BACKGROUND CHECK. GUEST: IT WOULD
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
JUST APPLY THE SAME RULES THAT GOVERN YOURSELVES IF YOU GO TO GUN SALES FOR PRIVATE SALES. THIS HAS BEEN THE LAW IN CALIFORNIA AND IT WORKS VERY WELL....
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Slen, Peter - Host
NORTH CAROLINA. CALLER:
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GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU? HOST:
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Slen, Peter - Host
GOOD. CALLER: I
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CALLER, -
LISTENED TO OBAMA YESTERDAY. SOME OF WHAT HE SAID IT WAS SENSIBLE. AS FAR AS THE OTHER THINGS, I DISAGREE WITH A LOT. I AM AN UP-AND-COMING GUNSMITH....
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
THE PRESIDENT DID PROPOSE MORE SERIOUS PENALTIES FOR GUN TRAFFICKING. THAT IS THE POINT YOU REFER TO AND I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT. REQUIRING UNIVERSAL...
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Slen, Peter - Host
HOST: LEAD EDITORIAL THIS MORNING IN "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL." GUEST: THAT IS NOT
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
ACCURATE. THE FEATURES OF THAT ASSAULT WEAPON ARE FUNCTIONAL, NOT COSMETIC. IF YOU HAVE A SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE THAT CAN TAKE A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE AND...
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Slen, Peter - Host
KASHA. CALLER: GOOD
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MORNING. I DID NOT OWN GUNS. I'M IN SCHOOL FOR CRIMINAL- JUSTICE. THE GUNS THAT KILL PEOPLE ARE ILLEGALLY OBTAINED. IT IS NOT THE RIGHT OF PEOPLE TO CARRY...
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Slen, Peter - Host
THANK YOU. GUEST: YOU DISCUSSED
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
A LOT OF IMPORTANT POINTS. GUN OWNER RESPONSIBILITY. THAT WAS ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS THE PRESIDENT PROPOSED YESTERDAY. A CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBILITY...
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Slen, Peter - Host
BILL BADEY. IS THERE A DEFINITION FOR THAT? GUEST: I THINK HE
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
MEANS A GUN SHOW SELL. THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE RELEVANT FOR THE CURRENT DEBATE. WE HAVE GONE PAST THAT. PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT CLOSING THE GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE....
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Slen, Peter - Host
IN. THE CONSTITUTIONAL PART. THE PRESIDENT BROUGHT IT UP YESTERDAY. THE GUN OWNERS BRING IT UP AS WELL. GUEST: THE SECOND
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
AMENDMENT HAS BEEN CLARIFIED RECENTLY BY THE SUPREME COURT IN A COUPLE OF DECISIONS IN 2008 WERE THE COURT STRUCK DOWN WHAT SHE DID, D.CWASHINGTON, D.C.'S...
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Slen, Peter - Host
PROJECT DIRECTOR WITH THE BRADY CENTER. DON FROM GEORGIA.
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CALLER, -
CALLER: I GREW UP IN A SOCIETY WHERE -- RURAL COMMUNEITY. IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON THAT WE BROUGHT OUR GUNS ON THE SCHOOL BUSES TO GO TRAP SHOOTING AND SKEET...
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE A RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNER. MOST GUN OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE AND TAKE THE DANGER OF FIREARMS VERY...
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Slen, Peter - Host
GOOD MORNING. CALLER: I JUST
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WHAT TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF THINGS. I AM A GUN OWNER, VERY RESPONSIBLE WITH THE GUNS THAT I HAVE. I USE MY GUN FOR HUNTING PURPOSES, NOT JUST PLINKING....
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Slen, Peter - Host
WITH AN AR? CALLER: I DO HUNT DEER
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WITH IT. HOST: HOW
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Slen, Peter - Host
LARGE ARE THE MAGAZINES? CALLER: I HAVE A
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20-ROUND CLIP. HOST:
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Slen, Peter - Host
THANK YOU, SIR. CALLER: THEY WANT
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TO TAKE THAT WEAPON FROM ME. HOST: ARE YOU OPPOSED
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Slen, Peter - Host
TO THAT? CALLER: I DO
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CALLER, -
NOT THINK THAT WILL SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM WITH THE MASS SHOOTINGS. AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF THE DEATHS FROM GUN VIOLENCE, HOW MANY OF THEM ARE FROM AN AR?...
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Slen, Peter - Host
VIEWER? GUEST: THESE GUNS LIKE AR-15
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
DO ENABLE MANY OF THESE MASS KILLINGS. THE SOUND LIKE SOMEBODY WHO IS RESPONSIBLE. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT AT NEWTOWN, COLUMBINE, R AURORA, COLORADO,...
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Slen, Peter - Host
TWEET.. GUEST: THAT
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
WOULD SIMPLY MAKE SURE THAT THE PERSON BUYING THE GUN IS NOT A CONVICTED FELON OR CONVICTED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ABUSER. THAT SEEMS LIKE A SMALL PRICE TO...
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Slen, Peter - Host
IN ALABAMA. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
GOOD MORNING.
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Slen, Peter - Host
HOST: HI. CALLER: I LIKE TO ASK IF .22
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R IFLES HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES -- I HAVE FIVE GRANDCHILDREN. WE GO OUT AND WE DO PLINK. WE HAVE TARGETS. YOU GET FIVE GRANDKIDS AND 1 GRANDPA, IT GETS...
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Slen, Peter - Host
CALLING IN. GUEST: NOBODY
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
IS TALKING ABOUT TAKING YOUR GUNS AWAY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REQUIRING BACKGROUND CHECKS OR PREVENTING THE SALES OF ASSAULT WEAPONS MOVING FORWARD. NOBODY...
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Slen, Peter - Host
IS FROM "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL." MANY SIMILAR ARTICLES IN THE PAPER. I'M SURE YOU HEARD WHAT HARRY REID HAS SAID. GUEST: I THINK THEY ARE
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
WRONG. WE HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS KIND OF ENTHUSIASM ON CAPITOL HILL. I THINK IT REFLECTS PUBLIC DEMANDS FOR SOME SENSIBLE SOLUTIONS, PARTICULARLY AFTER...
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Slen, Peter - Host
PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES HAVE FIREARMS? GUEST: IT
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
HAS BEEN DECLINING FOR SOME TIME. THE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN A MINORITY WITHIN THE 30'S AND 40'S, DEPENDING IF YOU COUNT GUN OWNERS OR HOUSEHOLDS. WE DO...
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Slen, Peter - Host
THE BEST WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR POINT OF VIEW? GUEST: CALIFORNIA HAS
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
PROBABLY BEEN THE BEST. NEW YORK AS OF A FEW DAYS AGO WITH THE PACKAGE OF IMPORTANT MEASURES HAS MOVED UP ON A PAR WITH CALIFORNIA. IN THOSE STATES,...
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Slen, Peter - Host
THE REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: GOOD
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MORNING. OBAMA'S GOT AN AGENDA. IT IS OBVIOUS. HE WILL ASK CATHOLICS TO UNDERGO ABORTIONS AND BIRTH CONTROL. HE HAS ATTACKED A FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT....
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Slen, Peter - Host
RESPOND? GUEST:
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN CLEAR ABOUT WHAT HE WANTS TO DO AND IT DOES NOT INVOLVE CONFISCATION. WE HAVE A SUPREME COURT IN THIS COUNTRY. THE SUPREME COURT...
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Slen, Peter - Host
JONES" MAGAZINE HAD SOME ADS FOR GUNS. THIS IS ONE FOR A BUSHMASTER. SHOULD THERE BE RESTRICTIONS ON ADS FOR FIREARMS? GUEST:
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
I THINK THEY SHOULD BE ACCURATE. THAT MAY BE OVER THE TOP. SOME ADS WE THINK ARE PROBLEMATIC ARE ONES THAT TALKED ABOUT GUNS BEING YOUR RESPONSIBILITY...
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Slen, Peter - Host
FOR GUN MANUFACTURERS? GUEST: THERE WAS A LAW
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
PASSED IN 2005 AT THE BEHEST OF THE GUN LOBBY WHICH RESTRICTED LIABILITY IN SOME WAYS. ITS SCOPE IS CONTESTED IN THE COURTS. IT PROVIDES NEGLIGENT GUN...
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Slen, Peter - Host
WERE 5.4 MILLION FIREARMS MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES, 2.2 MILLION OF THOSE WERE PISTOLS. LAST CALL FOR OUR GUEST COMES FROM MIKE IN ARKANSAS....
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GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL. I AM 61 YEARS OLD AND A DISABLED VIETNAM VETERAN. I SUFFER FROM POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. I HAVE IT WINCHESTER...
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Slen, Peter - Host
YOUR WEAPONS VOLUNTARILY -- WOULD YOU GIVE UP YOUR WEAPONS VOLUNTARILY? CALLER: YES, SIR,
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I WOULD. HOST: YOU STILL ON
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Slen, Peter - Host
THEM? CALLER: I HAVE WONDERED
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CALLER, -
ABOUT THIS. THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO KNOW -- THE OBVIOUS IGNORANCE OF PEOPLE THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE SECOND AMENDMENT EVEN SAYS. THE SECOND...
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Slen, Peter - Host
IN ARKANSAS.
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Lowy, Jonathan - Director
GUEST: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I HOPE YOU CONSIDER THE PROPER THING TO DO WITH YOUR GUNS. HE SEEMED INSIGHTFUL ABOUT THE CORRECT DECISION FOR YOU...
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Slen, Peter - Host
BEEN TALKING WITH JON LOWY FROM THE BRADY CENTER. THANK YOU. WE WILL CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT GUN CONTROL. WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR VIEWS ON THE MENTAL HEALTH...
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SECRETARY LEON PANETTA IS DEFENDING THE GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION TODAY. SECRETARY PANETTA SAID STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO PROTECT KIDS IN SCHOOL WITHOUT UNDERMINING...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.