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Gun Control Carries the Day at Mitchell Center/PPU Debate

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 - 2:00pm

The five parties of the Penn Political Union debated the resolution, “In order to prevent mass public shootings, the United States should more heavily regulate firearm ownership.”  Guest John Lott, of the Crime Prevention Research Center, argued against the resolution, which nonetheless carried with a vote of 21 in favor, 11 opposed, and 3 abstaining.

Pictured are Noah Baron and Rachel Steinig of the Progressive Caucus and James Nycz of the Centrist Caucus