Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-020-010
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming discuss a mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, and debate the need for gun control measures, such as a waiting period to facilitate background checks and restrictions on sales of certain types of firearms. The episode aired on Friday, June 29, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.