Gun laws

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Leslie Savan, Mark Thompson and Noah Rothman debate the topic of a New York Times piece that questions Obama's effectiveness in the wake of Congress voting down reform of the background check requirements for purchasing firearms.

"This one really is as close to a stark right and wrong as any gun control issue can be." —Eliot Spitzer on background checks

Yahoo! News editor Beth Fouhy, Politico reporter Kevin Cirilli and political commentator Joe Williams debate whether the Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent Watertown shootout will affect the U.S. gun control debate.

"Loving the Second Amendment while opposing the NRA is every bit as natural as loving Jesus while opposing Westboro Baptist Church." —John Fugelsang

"Conservatives need a bogeyman. They need to get people worked up about something ... and say, ‘Oh my God, we’ve got to do something to stop this.' ... But I think it's pretty much a minority opinion in this instance." [...]

“’Cause guns only kill people, but letting people vote can lead to something much more evil — the American population regulating guns.” —John Fugelsang

“I’ve come to believe that we are now stopped at the federal level from doing anything [to prevent] gun violence.” —Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn.

An overwhelming 90 percent of Americans support comprehensive background checks for gun purchases. To the vast majority of the country on both sides of the aisle it makes complete sense: Everyone should be subjected to a background check before purchasing …

"It's still easier for a criminal to buy a gun at a gun show than it is for you to buy two boxes of Sudafed." — John Fugelsang

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