The Administration has introduced their Proposals for Toughening Laws on Guns, we’ll parse the announcement, capture the media reaction, and discuss why this is only the beginning of a fight that will turn the nation.

Plus: American and foreign hostages have been taken as a response to France\’s invasion of Mali, we’ll explain what is going on, and state of this conflict. Plus we’ve got a few thoughts on the epidemic level of coverage the media is giving the flu, and more.

Then: We follow up on a story we teased last week, cover your feedback, and much more on this week’s…. Unfilter!

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Show Notes:

ACT ONE:

• Helicopter crashes London street killing two

• 2 killed as helicopter crashes into crane in central London

• French and Malian Ground Troops Confront Islamists in Seized Town

• US law forbids direct military aid in Mali
• So Why Did France Invade Mali Anyway?
• Mali: a guide to the conflict

• Algeria hostage crisis uncertain after deadly raid
• U.S. confirms Americans among hostages in Algeria attack
• Algeria BP attack

• Commentary: Algeria Will Be Next to Fall

• Northen Africa Map

• Algeria Map Close Up

• By Design: French Mali Invasion Spills into Algeria

• Flu Epidemic Fears Cause Americans to Alter Daily Routines

• Snapshot of flu epidemic across the U.S. – CBS News

• Human Heads At O\’Hare: Customs Officials Find Shipment Of 18 Severed Heads With Skin Still On

ACT TWO:

• New York State Passes Toughest Gun Control Law in the Nation

• Obama Unveils Proposals for Toughening Laws on Guns

• President Obama’s remarks on new gun control actions, Jan. 16, 2013 (Transcript) – The Washington Post
• Obama unveils sweeping new gun control proposals

Here are the 10 big strategies he’s pursuing:


• Require criminal background checks for all gun sales.
• Take four executive actions to ensure information on dangerous individuals is available to the background check system.
• Reinstate and strengthen the assault weapons ban.
• Restore the 10-round limit on ammunition magazines.
• Protect police by finishing the job of getting rid of armor-piercing bullets.
• Give law enforcement additional tools to prevent and prosecute gun crime.
• End the freeze on gun violence research.
• Make our schools safer with more school resource officers and school counselors, safer climates, and better emergency response plans.
• Help ensure that young people get the mental health treatment they need.
• Ensure health insurance plans cover mental health benefits.

• The 23 executive orders: https://wapo.st/WdXaUj

• Ford, Carter, Reagan Push for Gun Ban – Page 2 – Los Angeles Times

• President Obama\’s next campaign – against the gun lobby

• Obama for America staffers form grassroots firm

• Robert Gibbs: NRA No Match For Obama Campaign Apparatus (VIDEO)

• NRA planning ‘the fight of the century’ against Obama

ACT THREE: FEEDBACK

• White House now requires ‘We the People’ petitions to have 100,000 signatures for official response
• This Isn\’t the Petition Response You\’re Looking For

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