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The Takeaway | What We Can Learn From the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban

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  • 19 min
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  • 1/27/2018
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The Takeaway hosts look back at the tenuous legislative process that ultimately led to the passage of the 1994 assault weapons ban. Dr. Patrick Griffin, the former legislative affairs director for President Clinton, and Dennis DeConcini, a retired U.S. Senator from Arizona, join the podcast to discuss.

Discussion Questions

  1. Could a reinstated ban on assault weapons benefit our country? How
  2. How logical or illogical is it to base gun control and its success on other countries when our situation may be different?