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PBS NewsHour | President Obama Declares Gun Control a 'Central Issue' | PBS

Duration: 10:46
Program: PBS NewsHour #10521
Broadcast Date: Dec. 19, 2012

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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Post Date: December 19, 2012