During the first half of Common Ground, host Sheriff Steven Tompkins sits down with Robert A. DeLeo, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Speaker DeLeo has been State Representative for the 19th Suffolk district since 1991 and resides in Winthrop, MA. The two begin by discussing in great depth the issues surrounding gun control and mental health. They also discuss the opioids epidemic and what actions are being taken at the state level.