The second amendment is the root of this entire gunri versus gun control debate. Noel and Shawn are going to untangle its as it pertains to the big supreme court case on the second amendment, district of columbia v heller. We're also meeting up with a man who became famous for his love of guns after he bought his first handgun when he was 19 years old. And we'll be talking about smart water in an unappetizing new way.
It wasn’t until 2008 that the US Supreme Court established what a confusing sentence in the Constitution really meant for gun ownership.
Sean Rameswaram reported on District of Columbia v. Heller for Radiolab’s More Perfect.
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