The tragedy in Aurora, Colorado has once again raised questions about the tension between gun rights and gun laws, and our attitudes about the significance of guns in our society. We look at our views of how guns are regulated, and the place they occupy in both Vermont and American culture.

In Townshend, the Select Board is considering a ban on firearms in all public buildings - a local measure that, if passed, would violate state law.

We talk to Sanders about gas prices, which have been notably higher in northwestern Vermont, Citizens United, FEMA Irene reimbursements, the recently passed Transportation Bill, which provides about $464 million to Vermont, and gun control, in the wake of the shooting in Aurora, Colorado.