Corn on Hardball: Obama Needs to Keep Pushing Gun Control

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As Republicans in Congress vow to filibuster proposed gun control legislation, President Obama made a moving speech in Newtown where he asked the public to stand up for stricter gun laws. Watch DC bureau chief David Corn discuss how Obama could win this struggle with Congress with The Grio‘s Joy Reid and host Chris Matthews on MSNBC‘s Hardball.

David Corn is Mother Jones’ Washington bureau chief. For more of his stories, click here. He’s also on Twitter.