Gun Control Fight Feels Familiar to Advocates of Another Era

Name: Gun Control Fight Feels Familiar to Advocates of Another Era
Uploaded: 2013-04-26T00:05:08Z
Duration: P493S
Description: The defeat of a bipartisan effort to expand background checks for gun buyers was cheered by gun rights advocates and denounced by the president and families of gun victims. Judy Woodruff takes a behind-the-scenes look at the fight over gun control and the decades-long evolution of lobbying tactics on both sides of the debate.

Clip: 04/25/2013 | 8m 13s

The defeat of a bipartisan effort to expand background checks for gun buyers was cheered by gun rights advocates and denounced by the president and families of gun victims. Judy Woodruff takes a behind-the-scenes look at the fight over gun control and the decades-long evolution of lobbying tactics on both sides of the debate.

Aired: 04/25/13

Rating: NR

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Gun Control Fight Feels Familiar to Advocates of Another Era

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