President Obama Declares Gun Control a 'Central Issue'
Clip: 12/19/2012 | 10m 45s
President Obama Declares Gun Control Will Be a 'Central Issue' of Second Term
The White House stepped up its response to Sandy Hook by planning to give Congress recommendations prevent mass shootings, from mental health services to gun control laws. Gwen Ifill talks to Gov. Pat Quinn, D-Ill., who is pushing for statewide bans in Illinois on assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines.
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President Obama Declares Gun Control a 'Central Issue'
Clip: 12/19/2012 | 10m 45s
The White House stepped up its response to Sandy Hook by planning to give Congress recommendations prevent mass shootings, from mental health services to gun control laws. Gwen Ifill talks to Gov. Pat Quinn, D-Ill., who is pushing for statewide bans in Illinois on assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines.
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