PG120: Gun Policy After Las Vegas & Gerrymandering

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

Politics, News

4.5 • 772 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2017

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Mike and Jay start this week's show by discussing the state of gun policy in the United States in the wake of the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas. They get into how the United States is different from other rich countries on the issue, whether liberals are being honest in their arguments, the motives of the NRA, what legislative proposals might be effective, if the left really wants to take away people's guns, and lots more. After that it's a look at partisan gerrymandering, an issue that reach the Supreme Court this week. Mike believes that the Court should - and will - overturn the extreme partisan districts in Wisconsin because political scientists have developed a reasonable standard for determining whether or not a legislative district is unconstitutionally partisan. Jay disagrees, and believes that the Court will ultimately let Wisconsin's redistricting stand. Mike's Recommend Reading & Listening - Budget Reconciliation Explained http://bit.ly/2ywd3mC - Vox's The Weeds on Budget Reconciliation http://bit.ly/2yvvrMi Jay's Recommended Reading - Conscience of a Conservative. Senator Jeff Flake http://amzn.to/2yxXn2h Please help us out by taking part in a short survey that can assist our advertisers and bring you better content. To take the survey, go to http://podcastlistener.com/tpg We hope you'll consider visiting today's sponsor: Blue Apron. Check out this week's menu and get $30 off your first meal - with free shipping - by going to http://blueapron.com/tpg Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. If you’re interested in supporting the show, go to http://www.politicsguys.com and click on the Patreon link.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the politics guys. I'm Michael Baranowski, a political scientist at Northern Kentucky University.
0:30.9	With me today for our weekly news analysis show is my co-host, attorney and Republican strategist, Jay Carson.
0:36.6	Before I get to the show today, we're hoping you can help us out by taking part in a short survey that can really help out our advertisers
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1:02.0	We start the show with the tragic events that took place in Las Vegas where a gunman killed 58 people and wounded over 500 before taking his own life.
1:07.5	While investigations are still ongoing, we know that he meticulously planned the slaughter,
1:12.8	had 23 weapons, I believe it was, including a number modified with so-called bump stocks to alter
1:18.5	them from semi-automatic to effectively automatic, as well as a large supply of ammunition
1:25.0	and multiple high-capacity magazines. Now, in the wake of this incident,
1:29.8	we've seen basically what we always see when there's yet another tragic mass shooting.
1:35.0	We're reminded that the United States has an inordinate amount of guns and gun violence
1:40.1	compared to other rich developed countries. Liberals call for new restrictions on guns.
1:45.8	Conservatives fight against these restrictions,
1:47.9	arguing that they don't address the issue at hand,
1:50.8	or that the solution is more good guys with guns,
1:53.9	or that the real problem is mental illness,
1:56.4	or that easy access to guns is so important
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