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Episode 161: Guns in America, part 2
Episode 161: Guns in America, part 2
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18 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2019
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In the last few years, the United States has seen one horrific mass shooting after another. But despite public outcry and support for gun control legislation, little has changed. In this second episode with Professor Robert Spitzer, he lays out what policies have been implemented federally and in the states and what policies could actually work to reduce gun violence. For more on this Topic: Read Spitzer’s SSN brief, The Evidence Shows that “Stand Your Ground” Laws Undermine Law Enforcement and Public Safety Check out his OpEds in the New York Times, The Gun Safety Issue is Actually Helping Democrats and America Used to be Good at Gun Control. What Happened? Find his books, The Politics of Gun Control and Guns across America: Reconciling Gun Rules and Rights
Released:
Jan 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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