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Are New York’s gun laws tough enough? In his inaugural address earlier this month, Mayor Bloomberg said that strengthening gun laws and cracking down on illegal guns will be a major focus for his administration. But gun rights lobbyists have taken issue with his stance. We’ll speak to two men on opposite sides of the issue to try to get a sense of what’s at stake. Tom King, the President of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association joins us, along with Michael Elkin of Thelen Reid--the lead trial counsel in the lawsuit the City of New York has brought against the gun industry.

Music: The Usual Suspects soundtrack by John Ottman (Milan) tracks 13 and 8