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Another Take: The NRA’s hold on the USA
FromThe Take
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jan 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Every Saturday, we revisit a story that’s in the news again.
This originally aired on June 6, 2022. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.
Mass shooting after mass shooting, Americans cry out for gun control, but more often than not, nothing is done. Why? Many Americans, including President Joe Biden, blame the gun lobby. We hear how America’s most influential lobbying organization changed tactics in the 1970’s and secret recordings that throw back the curtain on how they get business done.
Ryan Busse (@ryandbusse) Author of Gunfight and Senior adviser to Giffords @giffordscourage
Peter Charley: Manager of Investigative Journalism at Al Jazeera
Episode credits:
This episode was updated by Amy Walters. The original production team was Amy Walters, Ruby Zaman, Alexandra Locke, Ney Alvarez, Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters, and Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
A special thanks to Frank Smyth for his help. And Tim Mack at NPR, who put out those secret post-Columbine NRA tapes.
This originally aired on June 6, 2022. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.
Mass shooting after mass shooting, Americans cry out for gun control, but more often than not, nothing is done. Why? Many Americans, including President Joe Biden, blame the gun lobby. We hear how America’s most influential lobbying organization changed tactics in the 1970’s and secret recordings that throw back the curtain on how they get business done.
Ryan Busse (@ryandbusse) Author of Gunfight and Senior adviser to Giffords @giffordscourage
Peter Charley: Manager of Investigative Journalism at Al Jazeera
Episode credits:
This episode was updated by Amy Walters. The original production team was Amy Walters, Ruby Zaman, Alexandra Locke, Ney Alvarez, Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters, and Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
A special thanks to Frank Smyth for his help. And Tim Mack at NPR, who put out those secret post-Columbine NRA tapes.
Released:
Jan 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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