The moment gun control advocates have been hoping would come for years has arrived: America is about to have a national conversation about guns. But Democrats readying a new push for gun regulations following the shootings in Newtown, Conn. made it clear Wednesday they want it to be a short chat.Short in Washington terms, that is. Democrats and gun control advocates said that although they think the gun control landscape has shifted fundamentally after the elementary school shooting, acting fast on guns is the best way to ensure something will get accomplished.
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