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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Legends of the secret health care bill

Legends of the secret health care bill

Sarah, Ezra, and Matt take the deepest look they can at Senate Republicans' secret health care bill, plus a quick look at Jeff Sessions’s non-answers on Russia and new research on the long-term impact...

14 Jun 20171h 4min

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Dara Lind and Yochi Dreazen join Matt to talk about Comey's testimony and the larger consequences of the Russia investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

9 Jun 201752min

Meet Sprinklecare

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Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about competing single-payer bills in Nevada and California, plus research on the value of access to the Obama White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

8 Jun 20171h 7min

Jared Kushner: International man of mystery

Jared Kushner: International man of mystery

Dylan Matthews and politics reporter Andrew Prokop join Matt to talk about the Paris Accords and the mysterious role of the First Son-in-Law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...

2 Jun 201759min

A platinum get out of jail free card

A platinum get out of jail free card

Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about the real causes of mass incarceration, Trump's move to roll back contraceptive coverage, and the mysterious world of high-end credit cards.Links!German Lopez’s piece a...

31 Mai 201757min

Weeds in the Wild: Tennessee's Healthcare Bald Spot

Weeds in the Wild: Tennessee's Healthcare Bald Spot

Sarah Kliff travels to Tennessee to see what it looks like when Obamacare explodes.Links!Sarah's piece about her trip to Tennessee More details about the Missouri bald spotAn interactive map of the co...

29 Mai 201719min

CB--Oh, this bill stinks

CB--Oh, this bill stinks

Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about the new CBO score of Trumpcare and the results of this week's special election in Montana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

26 Mai 201753min

Trump's budget has landed, and it's terrible

Trump's budget has landed, and it's terrible

A tanned and rested Ezra joins Matt and Sarah to talk budget, auto-enrollment in health care, and some eye-popping research on zoning.Links:Sarah's piece on auto-enrollmentJeff Stein's piece on reacti...

24 Mai 20171h 4min

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