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Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-033-004
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate upcoming votes on the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the "Brady Bill"), which would mandate a seven-day waiting period on gun purchases to allow law enforcement to perform background checks on buyers. The Senators comment on former President Ronald Reagan's endorsement of the legislation. The episode aired on Thursday, April 18, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.