Will the Newtown Massacre Be a Game Changer?
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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? Also, Speaker Boehner opens to higher taxes on incomes over $1 million, and as we try to understand what may be incomprehensible, we run the risk of stigmatizing innocent people.
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Making News
Boehner Open to Higher Taxes on Incomes over $1 Million ()
As the fiscal cliff deadline gets closer and closer, House Speaker John Boehner was back at the White House today. White House spokesman Lori Montgomery is economic policy reporter for the Washington Post.
Guests:
- Lori Montgomery: Washington Post, @loriamontgomery
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Will the Newtown Massacre Be a Game Changer? ()
As the funerals of 20 murdered first-graders are under way, 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 pro-the gun lobby, never for concrete action. An unspeakable tragedy is the moment gun-control advocates have been waiting for, while others warn against "politicizing" a tragedy. We look at the options.
Guests:
- Reid Wilson: Hotline, @HotlineReid
- Gregg Lee Carter: Bryant University
- Jacob Sullum: Reason magazine, @jacobsullum
- Jim Kessler: Third Way, @thirdwaykessler
- Ron Avi Astor: University of Southern California
Links:
- President Obama on Friday's shooting
- Obama at the prayer vigil
- Wilson on stopping gun violence
- Carter's 'Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia'
- Sullum on 'arrogant illogic' in response to gun violence
- Kessler on preventing gun violence
- Astor's 'School Violence in Context: Culture, Neighborhood, Family, School and Gender'
Reporter's Notebook
The Danger in Stigmatizing Asperger's Syndrome ()
Without much real information, it's been widely reported that Adam Lanza had — or might have had -- Asperger's Syndrome. Ron Fournier, Editorial Director of the National Journal, discusses the risk of stigmatization.
Guests:
- Ron Fournier: National Journal, @ron_fournier
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