Obama Claimed It's Easier in Some Areas to Get a Gun Than a Book

Aug. 15, 2016
Good morning from Washington, D.C., which continues to churn out regulations at a frenetic rate. James Gattuso and Matthew Andrews write about number of employees necessary to maintain our regulatory state, and David Kreutzer and Reece Brown showcase an outrageous contract government regulators OK'd. Andrew Egger analyzes why conservatives got a rare win in the Golden State. Plus: fact checking another gun claim from President Obama, and looking at how the Supreme Court fight will play out in the lame-duck session.
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Analysis Obama Claimed It's Easier in Some Areas to Get a Gun Than a Book Here are the facts about Obama's gun claim. Watch the Video
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