On today's Your Call, we’ll open the lines to gun owners to hear what kind of change they’re ready for in the wake of the massacre at Newtown. President Obama has made his proposals – which ones would everyday gun owners be willing to accept? Gabrielle Giffords says the focus should be on “responsible gun ownership” – what does that mean to you? It’s Your Call, with Hana Baba, and you.
Guests:
Philip Young, an army veteran and gun-owner who has drafted drafted what he believes would be sensible framework for Responsible Firearms Ownership legislation
Juliet Leftwich, legal director of the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Resources:
Commonwealth Club (Thu, Jan 17 2013 - 6:00pm):Gun Laws: California and the Nation – What Should Be Done?
Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Americans for Responsible Solutions
The Responsible Firearms Ownership Act (Authored by Philip Youngs)
Mother Jones: A Guide to Mass Shootings in America
Alternet:The Surprising Unknown History of the NRA
NPR:Lack Of Up-To-Date Research Complicates Gun Debate
USA Today:Giffords and Kelly: Fighting gun violence
US News: U.S. Government Tried to Tackle Gun Violence in 1960s
NY Times:Sales of Guns Soar in U.S. as Nation Weighs Tougher Limits