Cache and carry: American states’ gun-law push
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🗓️ 5 May 2021
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Today another state will enact a “permitless carry” law—no licence, checks or training required. We ask why states’ loosening of safeguards fails to reflect public sentiment. Brexit has supercharged Scottish nationalism, and this week’s elections may pave the way to another independence referendum. And a long-forgotten coffee species may weather the climate-change era.
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| 1:02.1 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. |
| 1:05.8 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:07.8 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:16.1 | Scotland has often developed a breakaway spirit, but Brexit has supercharged Scottish nationalism. This |
| 1:23.1 | week's elections will determine the likelihood of another independence referendum. We look at the risks and the costs of a disunited kingdom. |
| 1:31.3 | And over time, it's become a bit warm for many of the world's coffee plantations. |
| 1:36.3 | The most widespread types only grow in a narrow temperature range. |
| 1:40.3 | Now, researchers have rediscovered a forgotten, heat-friendly cultivar for the climate change era. |
| 1:54.0 | But first... |
| 1:59.0 | A new law comes into force in Utah today that will allow people to carry guns in public without the need for a permit. |
| 2:06.3 | Across America, many states are making it easier for people to carry their guns |
| 2:10.1 | without being subject to a background check or going through training. |
| 2:14.1 | That trend is at odds with President Joe Biden's administration, |
| 2:21.4 | which is looking to tighten regulations around weapons in the wake of recent shootings. |
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