At least 59 are dead in Las Vegas and over 500 injured after a gunman went on a rampage that's become an all-too-familiar sight. Cliff and John do a deep dive into the politics of guns, and what if anything can be done to stop the growing violence. In essence, it's a good "Guns 101" for newbies and experts both. Topics include: Never is the right time to talk about guns (1:38); Who needs 42 guns? (4:59); Gun control doesn’t work, except in Canada, Japan, England, Sweden, Iceland, Italy… (7:25); America’s psycho-sexual fetish with guns (8:59); Pat Robertson blames Vegas on kneeling (13:28); The Black President Loophole (14:48); Bill O’Reilly weighs in (19:17); Trump makes it easier for mentally ill people to buy guns (20:37); The NRA actually isn’t that effective (26:40); Gun politics in the Democratic party (30:32); Universal background checks (34:37), Gun industry immunity (35:53); How Australia successfully addressed gun violence (43:55); How the NRA killed fertilizer taggants (54:03) & checking gun registries for 9/11 terrorists (55:31); The gun show loophole (58:07); New GOP/NRA efforts to gut gun control: silencers, armor-piercing bullets, and the state race to the bottom (1:00:53).

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