Do assault weapons bans work?

Do assault weapons bans work?

After the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville in late March, President Biden once again called for reinstating the federal assault weapons ban. The United States banned new sales of assault weapons from 1994 to 2004, but the law was easy to skirt, and the data we do have about its effectiveness is complicated. Is an assault weapons ban where advocates should spend their political capital? References: America's unique, enduring gun problem, explained The Secret History of Guns Gun Policy in America | RAND Credits: Jonquilyn Hill, host Sofi LaLonde, producer Cristian Ayala, engineer A.M. Hall, editorial director of talk podcasts Help keep this show and all of Vox's journalism free by making a gift to Vox today: bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Which children matter?

Which children matter?

Senior politics reporter Jane Coaston joins Dara and Matt to talk about the ideological roots of Donald Trump's family separation policy. References and further reading: Dara's piece on "operation w...

19 Jun 201848min

Ask Weeds Anything...Again!

Ask Weeds Anything...Again!

Sarah, Dara and Matt answer your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Jun 20181h 22min

Why 12-step programs work — and family separation doesn’t

Why 12-step programs work — and family separation doesn’t

While Sarah and Matt are away Dara is joined by Vox.com congressional reporters Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen to talk about immigration and family separation. Then she's joined by Vox.com criminal just...

12 Jun 201852min

Can we get tough on rapists without being “tough on crime”?

Can we get tough on rapists without being “tough on crime”?

Sarah, Dara and Matt talk about the recent recall of Judge Aaron Persky, the California judge who sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months when he was convicted of sexua...

8 Jun 201842min

Cake Wars, Supreme Court edition

Cake Wars, Supreme Court edition

Dara, Sarah and Matt trace the Supreme Court Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling back to peyote and then discuss a Swedish study about lottery winners. References and further reading: Vox.com explainer on t...

5 Jun 201843min

Trump isn’t losing immigrant kids, but he is taking them from their parents

Trump isn’t losing immigrant kids, but he is taking them from their parents

Sarah and Matt are joined by Vox.com Congress reporter Tara Golshan to talk about missing children, separated families, and the latest immigration action on the Hill. References and other reading: S...

1 Jun 201852min

The debate over “no excuses” charter schools, explained

The debate over “no excuses” charter schools, explained

Libby Nelson, Vox.com news editor and former education reporter, joins Matt and Sarah to talk about the discipline practices and educational outcomes at so-called "no excuses" charter schools. Then th...

29 Mai 201857min

Nobody has babies anymore (except Sarah)

Nobody has babies anymore (except Sarah)

Sarah and Matt talk about America’s rapidly falling birthrate, and a study on the long-term benefit of the 1980s Medicaid expansion. References and further reading: National Center for Health Statis...

22 Mai 201851min

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