Political analysts reflect on new gun law, Boston’s failed Olympic bid
GOVERNOR HALEY SIGNED A NEW GUN LAW ON THURSDAY, SAYING IT WILL SAVE LIVES. THE LAW ALLOWS NEW STRATEGIES TO STOP SO-CALLED GHOST GUNS AND ALLOWING GUNS TO BE TAKEN AWAY IN COURT. GINNY. SOME DEMOCRATS ACTUALLY JOINED REPUBLICANS AND VOTED AGAINST THE BILL. WILL IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? IT CAN IF IT’S ENFORCED. THE RED FLAG LAW IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT CAN BE DONE TO TAKE GUNS AWAY FROM PEOPLE. IT DIDN’T WORK IN MAINE WITH THAT TERRIBLE SHOOTING. WE HAVE TO ENFORCE WHAT’S ON THE BOOKS. MARIANNE. IT WON’T AFFECT THE OUTCOME THAT DEMOCRATS VOTED AGAINST IT. BUT I WOULD SAY TO ALL OF YOU LIKE MAKING A GHOST GUN ISN’T AN ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECT. YOU’RE ALLOWING SOMEONE TO MAKE A GUN THAT COULD MURDER SOMEBODY AND GET AWAY WITH MURDER BECAUSE YOU CAN’T TRACE THEM AND THAT IS JUST DUMB. ALL RIGHT, IT’S 2024. THE OLYMPICS ARE UNDERWAY IN PARIS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BOSTON’S TIME TO SHINE. WE COULD BE WATCHING AN OPENING CEREMONY IN DORCHESTER. BUT WE ARE NOT GOOD THING OR BAD THING, MARIANNE. GOOD THING. AND I WOULD JUST POINT TO THE FACT THAT ALL OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED UNDER THE BAKER WALSH ADMINISTRATIONS. AND WE’VE BEEN CRITICAL OF THEM ON THIS SHOW FOR MANY YEARS ABOUT SEVERAL OF THE THINGS CENTRAL TO IT. NUMBER ONE WAS THE BAD ROLLOUT OF COVID VACCINATIONS AND THE T AND TRANSPORTATION, WHICH DIDN’T HAPPEN DURING THE BAKER YEARS. AND MAURA HEALEY’S CLEANING UP. SO IF YOU THOUGHT HE COULD DO IT FOR THE OLYMPICS, WHY DIDN’T HE DO IT IN OFFICE? SAME WITH MARTY WALSH. MASS. AND CAST THE LONG, LONG ISLAND BRIDGE AND ALL THAT. IF YOU THOUGHT HE COULD DO IT FOR THE OLYMPICS, WHY DIDN’T YOU DO IT WHEN YOU WERE IN OFFICE? WE DODGED A BULLET. WE WOULD BE BILLIONS IN DEBT. WE’D BE THE SUBJECT OF PERHAPS A TAX LIKE HAPPENED IN PARIS IN PARIS? YES, EXACTLY. YEAH. SO WE’LL WATCH FROM ACROSS THE POND. WE’LL WATCH FROM ACROSS THE POND. OKAY. WE’LL WRAP THINGS UP. WE NORMALLY DO BEST OR WORST WEEK. MARIANNE, YOU GO FIRST. BEST WEEK. JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS. JOE BIDEN KEPT HIS WORD. SAID HE’D BE A ONE TERM PRESIDENT AND A BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE GENERATION OF OF LEADERS, WHICH IS KAMALA HARRIS, WHO HAD THE BEST ROLLOUT. THE BEST WEEK TIED THE RACE IN LESS THAN A WEEK. MORE MONEY, MORE VOLUNTEERS, MORE DONORS. EVER IN HISTORY. IN LESS THAN SEVEN DAYS, GINNY. BEST OF WORST. BEST WEEK. JACK CONNORS, WHO PASSED AWAY. WHAT A CIVIC LEADER HE WAS. WHAT A GENEROUS PERSON. BOSTON COLLEGE ALUMNI LIKE MYSELF. HE WILL BE MISSED. THERE WON’T BE ANOTHER LIKE HIM. HE WAS A GIANT. HE NEVER. HE. NO MATTER WHO YOU WERE, HE HAD TIME FOR YOU, RIGHT? I MEAN, AS AS AS SUCCESSFUL AND AS WEALTHY AS HE WAS. IT WAS. WOW. YEAH. STOP TO SAY HELLO TO EVERYBODY. IT’S A SPECIAL HUMAN BEING. YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, MARIANNE, THANK YOU. GINNY. THANK YOU. BEN. THANK YOU FOR SUBSTITUTING FOR SHARMAN THIS WEEK. AND FOLKS, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND LETTING US BE A PART OF YOUR WEEKEND. REMEMBER, EVERY SUNDAY WE GO ON THE RECORD, ENJOY THE REST OF
Political analysts reflect on new gun law, Boston’s failed Olympic bid
Updated: 11:45 AM EDT Jul 28, 2024
Analysts Mary Ann Marsh and Virginia Buckingham look at the top political issues.
Analysts Mary Ann Marsh and Virginia Buckingham look at the top political issues.
