Packing heat in Starbucks: the slow erosion of gun restrictions in the U.S.
From your cold dead hand?
When Barack Obama was elected President conservative gun rights activists went into a frenzy: reports of huge spikes in sales of guns and ammunition came in across the country, on the fear that the new liberal president would move quickly to impose new gun restrictions. Ironically the opposite has happened in the first year under President Obama: several states have begun to scale back gun restrictions (allowing guns in bars, guns in national parks and allowing people to carry concealed weapons without a special permit) and the federal government is so far looking the other way. In fact, President Obama himself stated last year that he will not be seeking to reinstate the assault weapons ban, which expired back in 2004. Could Barack Obama go down in history as a protector of gun rights?
Guests:
Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
David Rittgers, legal policy analyst, CATO institute
- Patt Morrison for March 8, 2010
- The purple thumbs are back, but does that equal an Iraqi democracy?
- From the bright lights of Broadway back to the brig: the saga of prosecuting Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
- “Primary Sources: America’s Teachers on America’s Schools”
- Packing heat in Starbucks: the slow erosion of gun restrictions in the U.S.
- When conservatives come out of the closet: Sen. Ashburn reveals he’s gay
- The story of the Oscar nominated film Precious
Also on this episode
Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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