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A Nation Divided: The Second Amendment After Newtown

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A Nation Divided: The Second Amendment After Newtown

National Constitution Center

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Partner:: National Constitution Center
Location:: National Constitution Center
Washington, D.C.
Event Date:: 03.06.13
Speakers:: Dave Davies,; E. Duncan Getchell,; R. Seth Williams
Tags:: 2nd amendment; guns; shooting; safety; protection; law enforcement

Summary: The National Constitution Center and WHYY present a screening of the new, 18-minute PBS Frontline film "Newtown Divided," followed by a timely town hall discussion about Second Amendment freedoms and the tension between gun control and gun rights in 21st-century America. The conversation will feature E. Duncan Getchell, solicitor general of Virginia, and R. Seth Williams, district attorney of Philadelphia, and will be moderated by Dave Davies, a senior reporter for WHYY and a contributor and guest host for Fresh Air with Terry Gross.

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Dave Davies

Dave Davies is a guest host for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. In addition to his role at Fresh Air, Davies is a senior reporter for WHYY in Philadelphia. Prior to WHYY, he spent 19 years as a reporter and columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News, covering government and politics. Before joining the Daily News in 1990, Davies was city hall bureau chief for KYW News Radio, Philadelphia's commercial all-news station. From 1982 to 1986, Davies was a reporter for WHYY covering local issues and filing reports for NPR. He also edited a community newspaper in Philadelphia and has worked as a teacher, a cab driver and a welder. Davies is a graduate of the University of Texas.

E. Duncan Getchell

Earle Duncan Getchell is an American lawyer and a former nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Getchell is currently Solicitor General of Virginia.

R. Seth Williams

Rufus Seth Williams is the District Attorney of the city of Philadelphia. He formerly served as an Assistant District Attorney (ADA). Williams is the first African-American District Attorney in Philadelphia and in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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01.: Speaker Introductions

03 min 14 sec

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02.: Seth Williams: Would More Gun Control Matter?

04 min 58 sec

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03.: Duncan Getchell: Are Gun Restrictions Constitutional?

02 min 06 sec

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04.: Obama on Assault Weapons Ban, Magazine Capacity Limits

02 min 11 sec

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05.: Support for a National Gun Tracking Registry

04 min 37 sec

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06.: Assault Weapons Ban a Complicated Issue

02 min 37 sec

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07.: Restricting Government Research on Gun Violence

03 min 47 sec

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08.: Impacts of Repealing Virginia's One-Gun-a-Month Restriction

01 min 17 sec

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09.: Curbing Gun Violence at the Local Level

01 min 54 sec

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10.: Audience Q&A

00 min 07 sec

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11.: Q1: Getting Assault Weapons of the Street

05 min 57 sec

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12.: Q2: ATF Regulation of Fully Automatic Rifles

03 min 16 sec

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13.: Q3: Gun Control at the Local Level: A Political Tool?

05 min 39 sec

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14.: Q4: Gun Ownership as Protection Against Tyranny

03 min 12 sec

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15.: Q5: Right to Bear Arms, Right to Life

03 min 35 sec

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16.: Q6: More on a National Gun Registry

02 min 05 sec

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17.: Q7: Gun Control and Authoritarian Governments

01 min 29 sec

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Gun Ownership: A Defense Against Tyranny?

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E. Duncan Getchell, solicitor general of Virginia, R. Seth Williams, district attorney of Philadelphia, and reporter Dave Davies discuss the history and modern ramifications of the Second Amendment as a defense against government tyranny.
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