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Lessons of the 1960s shape modern gun control battles
A retrospective links 1960s assassinations to current gun policy gridlock. Obama advocates stronger background checks and assault weapon limits despite a Republican Senate resisting changes echoed by Johnson era vetoes and NRA opposition. The piece traces how historic shootings and political backlash fortified a long standing stalemate.
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