Black And Up In Arms

Code Switch

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Guns. They're as American as apple pie. They represent independence and self-reliance. But ... not so much if you're Black. On this episode, we're getting into the complicated history of Black gun ownership and what it has to tell us about our present moment.

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0:00.0	What's good, y'all?
0:02.5	So if you rock with us on CodeSwitch, first of all, thank you for rock with us.
0:06.1	I appreciate that.
0:07.3	You should know that what we do is only possible because of the generous support from people
0:12.4	like you to your local public radio member station.
0:15.8	So if you want to support CodeSwitch, you can do that by going to donate.mpr slash code
0:22.1	switch and lending your financial support to your local public radio member station because
0:27.1	that is what makes CodeSwitch and other MPR podcasts possible.
0:31.2	All right, y'all.
0:32.2	On to the show.
0:37.6	Just the heads up, y'all.
0:38.7	This is a story about guns, and so you're going to hear some guns being fired in parts
0:45.0	of it.
0:46.0	So, how are you all not jumping when you get used to it?
0:52.4	Oh, you're not used to it.
0:53.4	So I'm a loader, we want.
0:54.4	Okay.
0:55.4	I'm going to load it, bring a straight off the trigger until you're ready to fire.
0:58.4	LaKitra Sheavis is a reporter with The Trace, which is a non-profit news organization covering
1:03.6	guns and gun violence in America.
1:06.6	All right, y'all, you're ready to go.
1:09.2	Figure off the trigger until you're ready to fire.
	...

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