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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Gun Control Funding and Executive Action

    A bit of news that will probably NOT allay fears of federal government overreach is the president’s plan to use executive action to combat gun violence. He plans to announce actions as soon as tomorrow. Is this the week Obama will be stymied no more? Do gun control advocates finally have reasons to cheer? Signs point to yes.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 4, 2016 • 1 min read

    A bit of news that will probably NOT allay fears of federal government overreach is the president’s plan to use executive action to combat gun violence. He plans to announce actions as soon as tomorrow. Is this the week Obama will be stymied no more? Do gun control advocates finally have reasons to cheer? Signs point to yes. After struggling to make headway at the federal level, gun control groups have racked up a string of successes at the state level.

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    Oregon's Stand-Off, L.A.'s Garbage Hazard and the Star of 'Tangerine'
    1. 0:00Oregon's Stand-Off in the Sagebrush Rebellion
    2. 9:20Gun Control Funding and Executive ActionYou’re reading this
    3. 17:16Trash Poses a Threat in El Niño
    4. 25:47Mya Taylor of 'Tangerine'
    5. 42:12TV Roundup
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Oregon's Stand-Off, L.A.'s Garbage Hazard and the Star of 'Tangerine'
    1. 0:00Oregon's Stand-Off in the Sagebrush Rebellion
    2. 9:20Gun Control Funding and Executive ActionYou’re reading this
    3. 17:16Trash Poses a Threat in El Niño
    4. 25:47Mya Taylor of 'Tangerine'
    5. 42:12TV Roundup
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