Politico reports that the White House has successfully brought all the gun control activist groups into line behind its leadership. What does this mean for the gun proposals that are out there on background checks, assault weapons, and more?
And what do women think about recent advice that they should urinate or try to vomit on potential attackers, rather than defend themselves?
We’ll discuss these questions and more on our Friday Lunch Hangout at noon ET, featuring:
- John Lott, economist and author of More Guns, Less Crime; The Bias Against Guns; and the new book At the Brink: Will Obama Push Us Over the Edge?
- John Malcolm, senior legal fellow, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation
- Janalee Tobias, citizen activist and founder of Women Against Gun Control (on Facebook here)
Watch the hangout here, or join us on our Google+ page.
Got questions for our panelists? Leave them in the comments below.

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