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Is Gun Control Dead?
Gun violence has made recent headlines — most conspicuously in Tucson, and in other cities as well. But there's no new debate about restrictions on deadly weapons. We talk about gun rights, victims' rights and increased concerns about the intrusive powers of government. Also, President Obama taps GE's CEO to chair his new jobs panel, and the Navy's treatment of a soldier accused of passing secrets to WikiLeaks.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenGun violence has made recent headlines — most conspicuously in Tucson, and in other cities as well. But there's no new debate about restrictions on deadly weapons. We talk about gun rights, victims' rights and increased concerns about the intrusive powers of government. Also, President Obama taps GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt to chair his new jobs panel, and Army PFC Bradley Manning is accused of passing thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, which made them public. Has a man who has not been convicted been abused during six months in custody?
Banner image: Law enforcement officers from multiply agencies stand near where a Miami-Dade police officer was killed and another was wounded and later died after a shooting erupted near NW 69 street and 7th ave when they tried to serve a warrant for a violent fugitive on January 20, 2011 in Miami, Florida. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
