Episode 15: Gun Control

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Host Sammy Ross and guest Jen Bertha discuss the topic of Gun Control.  How did the Second Amendment come to be?  Who is the NRA, and why are they such a key player in the Gun Control debate?  On this episode we’ll discuss the history of how the United States became the gun capital of the world, and where we stand globally on mass shootings and gun fatalities.  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For Bonus content where host Sammy Ross and guest Jen Bertha discuss Jen’s time on her Scholastic Rifle Team, please visit:</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/ThisisNotaHandout"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.patreon.com/ThisisNotaHandout</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the show, please visit:</span> <a href= "https://www.thisisnotahandout.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.thisisnotahandout.com</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on a short video of the history of the Second Amendment:</span> <a href= "https://www.pbs.org/video/the-2nd-amendment-explained-syfwc4/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://www.pbs.org/video/the-2nd-amendment-explained-syfwc4/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on the history of guns and the Second Amendment:</span> <a href= "https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/2nd-amendment"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/2nd-amendment</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on the history of gun manufacturing in America:</span> <a href= "https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/firearms">https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/firearms</a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on the history of the NRA:</span> <a href= "https://www.npr.org/2017/10/10/5