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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    CA Gun Control: What Governor Brown Signed and What He Vetoed

    The California state legislature handed Governor Brown a package of gun control bills. As of Friday morning, the Governor signed some and vetoed others. What does that mean for the gun control initiative that Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom has put on the ballot?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 1, 2016 • 1 min read

    The California state legislature handed Governor Brown a package of gun control bills. As of Friday morning, the Governor signed some and vetoed others. What does that mean for the gun control initiative that Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom has put on the ballot? That initiative is one of at least 17 that California voters will decide on in November. Voters will also decide whether or not to legalize recreational pot, end the death penalty, and enact other gun control measures. They’ll also vote on how to deal with plastic bags and whether porn stars should wear condoms. What else? And what local initiatives will voters in Los Angeles decide on?

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    CA Gun Control: What Governor Brown Signed and What He Vetoed
    1. 0:30CA Gun Control: What Governor Brown Signed and What He VetoedYou’re reading this
    2. 11:33LA County Will Get a Voting System Makeover
    3. 19:47Feds To Investigate Tesla’s Autopilot Cars Following Fatal Crash
    4. 29:54Film: New ‘Tarzan’ Is a ‘Hodgepodge’ with Eye Candy
    5. 41:11What Will Happen to USC’s Art & Design MFA Program?
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