Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The 2nd Amendment and Gun Violence
The history of the writing and legal interpretation of the second amendment and American gun rights. And the many shootings and mass shootings that we hardly ever hear about.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenThe shootings in Orlando have put the Second Amendment in the spotlight again. Constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky explains its history, how it has been interpreted by the courts, and where things stand now. There have already been five mass shootings since Sunday. We take a closer look at the vast majority of gun violence we don’t normally hear about. In our weekly web roundup, Xeni Jardin talks about the use of social media by the Orlando killer. Then, author Mary Roach talks about her new book “Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War.” And, finally, the story of how the Beach Boys ended up at the zoo for a photo shoot that became the cover of the classic “Pet Sounds” album.
