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Majority of Americans Support Universal Background Checks & Assault Weapons Ban

Published: June 15, 2016, 2:11 a.m.

Leslie is joined by callers as they discuss multiple issues related to the Orlando mass shooting/terror attacks.

The topics included:
-New polling by Quinnipiac University showing that 93% of Americans support Universal background checks and 58 % support banning the sale of assault style weapons (like the AR-15 used in the Orlando, Newtown and Aurora mass shootings)
-Some House Democrats, like Rep. Jim Himes, walking out of Congress during the moment of silence regarding the Orlando shooting. The reason they gave for their action is that they're sick of continuously having moments of silence for mass shooting victims with no action taken to prevent future massacres following those moments of silence
-President Obama blasting 'yapping' Trump over his proposed Muslim ban in a speech today

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