Political Rewind: New gun laws, Daniel Defense called to testify, Georgia's place in primaries

Published: July 11, 2022, 4:19 p.m.

Monday on Political Rewind: U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath will be at the White House to celebrate the passage of new gun legislation.\xa0Plus, a House committee wants to speak to Daniel Defense, which manufactured the rifle used in the Uvalde Massacre. Also, we talk of\xa0Georgia's new importance in primary contests.\n\nThe panel\nEdward Lindsey, @edlindsey14,\xa0former state representative\nPatricia Murphy, @MurphyAJC,\xa0political columnist,\xa0The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\nShirley Franklin, @ATLShirley,\xa0former mayor of Atlanta\n\nTimestamps:\n\n0:00 - Introductions\n3:00 - The White House commemorates passage of new gun laws.\n19:00 - Issues like abortion and permitless carry could impact single issue voters.\n29:00 - With primaries approaching, Georgia Democrats push for an early primary to show the state's growing political importance.\n42:00 - President Biden signed an executive order to protect abortion, acknowledging it likely won't do much.\n47:00 - Herschel Walker's campaign is seeing some personnel turnover. \n\nPlease be sure to download our newsletter: www.gpb.org/newsletters. And subscribe, follow and rate this show wherever podcasts are found.