Which Way, L.A.?
Gun Control in America and Jerry Brown in California
Attorney General Jerry Brown wants to get back the job he held in the 1970’s, Governor of California. He says experience is the best teacher. What are his plans for restoring the California Dream? Also, could driver error be behind Toyota’s acceleration problem? On our rebroadcast of To the Point, support for gun control has been dropping fast, and gun sales have been going up. Some advocates are now focused on carrying unconcealed weapons — even at Starbucks.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenJerry Brown says California needs a Governor with "an insider's knowledge and an outsider's mind." We ask him how that translates into specific plans to resolve the state's $20 billion deficit and restore it to greatness in the next four years. Also, could driver error be behind Toyota’s acceleration problem? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, support for gun control has been dropping fast, and gun sales have been going up. Some advocates are now focused on carrying unconcealed weapons — even at Starbucks. As the debate changes, where's the Obama Administration?
In this episode
3 storiesCoffeehouse Showdown: Gun Owners Test the Limits of the Law
When Barack Obama was elected President, the National Rifle Association predicted a massive effort at gun control, and gun sales shot up last year by 39%. But when Chicago's ban on handguns was challenged last week in the US Supreme Court, the Obama Administration was silent.
Read the story28 minJerry Brown on His Latest Campaign for Governor
If you're old enough, Jerry Brown needs no introduction. If you're not, the current Attorney General of California was Secretary of State and Governor in the 1970's. He ran for President three times, then spent eight years as Mayor of Oakland. Now he wants to be Governor all over again.
Read the story17 minCould Driver Error Be Behind Toyota's Acceleration Problem?
We've talked at length about Toyota's problems with sudden acceleration. Now the Obama Administration says it might require " smart pedals " on all cars. Richard Schmidt, Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Psychology at UCLA, helped investigated unintended acceleration problems with the Audi 5000 in the 1980's.
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