AmericasDemocrat.org Netcast - April 14th, 2013
Don’t worry about Kim Jong Un, says nuke expert … Catholic theologian puts Boehner and Ryan on the spot about what pro-life really means. And Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky on prospects for gun safety legislation.
An expert on nuclear weapons says don’t panic about North Korea. The threats of using missiles against the United States are just empty bluster.
A theologian calls out Catholic lawmakers by name to explain that putting reasonable restrictions on firearms is the pro-life position.
And Bill Press talks with Chicago Congresswoman Jan Schakowski, who predicts eventual passage of gun safety legislation.
Joe Cirincione
Joe Cirincione is president of the Ploughshare Fund and an expert on nuclear nonproliferation. He says don’t worry about the empty bluster coming from North Korea. It’s missiles can’t hit anything. The only problem is the possibility of North Korea blundering into a conventional war.
http://www.ploughshares.org/who-we-are/staff/joseph-cirincione
Tobias Winright
Professor Tobias Winright of St. Louis University says the Catholic Church’s consistent pro-life position should be extended to sensible gun control legislation, and he puts the Speaker of the House and a couple of Democratic senators on the spot.
https://sites.google.com/a/slu.edu/tobias-winright/
Jan Schakowsky
Bill Press and his guest, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, who predicts eventual passage of gun safety legislation.
Jim Hightower
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