Red, Blue, and Brady

Racist, pro-gun, anti-government extremist propaganda encouraging the use of firearms to threaten violence and insurrection is showing up in protests across the country--and the folks using them go by the funny name of “Boogaloo Bois.” Who are these people? What do they want? And what does their existence mean for gun violence, and gun violence prevention, in the US? To find out, JJ and Kelly talk to Jason Wilson, an investigative journalist who tracks the political right and extremist movements. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

• Who Are the Gun-Toting "Boogaloo Bois" (Brady)
• The Boogaloo Movement is Not What You Think (Bellingcat)
• Boogaloo Boise Add a Volatile Element to Protests (Washington Post)

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Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells for their long-standing legal support 
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After the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, there were many proposals advanced by the media, advocacy groups, legislators, and academics for mandating liability insurance for all gun owners. None of those legislative proposals passed, but the argument continues. To discuss why that was, what gun liability insurance actually is, and if it could be helpful, JJ is joined by Peter Kochenburger, who is the Executive Director of the Insurance Law LL.M. Program, Deputy Director of the Insurance Law Center and Associate Clinical Professor of Law at UConn Law School. Peter is an expert on gun liability insurance.

Mentioned in this podcast:

• Liability Insurance and Gun Violence (UConn)
• The Myth of Gun Liability Insurance (Forbes)
• The NRA Ends it's Carry Guard Insurance (the Trace)

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Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
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In a very special minisode, JJ discusses New York Attorney General Letitia James’ announcement that she has filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of New York that includes 18 causes of action against the National Rifle Association (NRA) and four of its senior officers, current and former, for fraud, malfeasance, false filings and abuse of the NRA’s tax-exempt status, among other charges.

Mentioned in this podcast:

• Dissolve the NRA: The Hypocrisy of Wayne LaPierre (Brady)
• Original Interview (Brady)
• New York Sues to Dissolve the NRA, Alleging Widespread Fraud (NBC)

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JJ is joined by Kelly Sampson, legal counsel at Brady, for a podcast all about what it’s like to be protesting to help bring about gun violence prevention during Covid-19. To do so,  we went straight to the source--interviewing those from Concerned Citizens DC and Team Enough as they marched in DC to prevent gun violence. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

• Team Enough (Brady)
• District Crime in DC at a Glance (District of Columbia) 
• Gun Violence in DC (Washington Post) 
• Protesting Tips in the Time of Covid-19 (Wired) 

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JJ is joined by Kelly Sampson, legal counsel at Brady, and D. Brian Burghart, a journalist who is also the founder and executive director of Fatal Encounters. Fatal Encounters is a project devoted to creating a comprehensive national database of people who are killed through interactions with police. Why? Because until its creation, there wasn't one. Together, we’re talking about why it took a journalist to start such a database, why having this information is so important, how this information can save police and civilians, and what the statistics say about police involved killings and the disparate impact they have on Black communities in America. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

• Fatal Encounters Database (Fatal Encounters)
• Visualizations (Fatal Encounters)
• Key Statistics (Brady)
• Officers Killed and Injured in the Line of Duty (FBI)

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Throughout the spring and summer of 2020, streets and communities across the United States have echoed with protesters’ demands for the reform or defunding of police departments. To break down the root causes of these demonstrations and what changes their impressive momentum might bring, host JJ and Kelly Sampson, legal counsel at Brady, are joined by Dwayne Crawford, Executive Director of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), and Clayton Rosenberg, Chief of Staff for the Alliance of Concerned Men, for a discussion about police reform, public safety, and gun violence prevention.

Mentioned in this podcast:

• Rage and Promises Followed Ferguson, but Little Changed (NY Times)
• Policing Task Force (Tribune News Service)
• Brady Joins Americans Across the Country in Expressing Outrage (Brady)

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
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Washington, DC, the nation’s capital, continues to have serious difficulty reducing gun violence, with the city suffering in 2019 its highest number of homicides since 2008. The majority of those 166 murders were shootings, and this year the District is on track to be just as deadly, with the majority of the victims expected to be Black men. The severity of these statistics is bad enough, but even worse is how DC residents’ lack of congressional representation makes it difficult, if not impossible, to directly address the causes of this violence.

To talk about the fight for DC statehood, the people leading the charge, and what the capital becoming the 51st state would mean for gun violence prevention, host JJ is joined by activists Ty Hobson Powell, organizer with 51 for 51, and Aalayah Eastmond, Executive Council member of Team Enough and a Concerned Citizens organizer, as well as Christian Heyne, Vice President of Policy at Brady. Together, the four discuss how gun violence affects DC communities, families, and lives, and how making the city a state would give its residents a voice in Congress with which to speak out in favor of the common sense gun legislation they so desperately need.

Mentioned in this podcast:

• DC Issues (51 for 51)
• Concerned Citizens DC Protest Demands (Concerned Citizens)
• Closer Than Ever: House Passes DC Statehood Bill in Historic Vote (NBC)
• 51 is Fair! (Brady)

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
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Gun violence exacts an enormous toll on Americans, claiming tens of thousands of lives each year. Firearms are involved in 100 deaths a day, and 100,000 Americans are shot and injured each year, often with life-altering consequences. To discuss the trauma of suffering and living with a gunshot wound and the activism that can spring from such an injury, host JJ is joined once again by Christian Heyne, Vice President of Policy at Brady, and Allison Shaw — activist, producer, and owner and CEO of Manic Monkee, a Los Angeles brand development and consulting firm — who, like Christian, is a survivor of gun violence.

Mentioned in this podcast:

• Living as a Survivor of Gun Violence (Wbur)
• How to Provide Support to Survivors (Brady)
• Beyond the Bullet (Heidi Yewman)
• Sweet Relief Musicians Fund (Sweet Relief)

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells for their long-standing legal support 
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Gun violence has taken an enormous toll on the LGBTQ community. According to CDC data, nearly two-thirds of firearm deaths in the U.S. are suicides. For those using a gun, 90 percent of suicide attempts are fatal, and data shows that this has particular impact for the transgender and adolescent members of the LGBTQ community. According to the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, 40% of transgender people report having attempted suicide in their lifetime, nearly nine times the national average. Furthermore, one-third of LGBTQ youth report having contemplated suicide, nearly three times the national average.

To discuss the risk firearms and suicide play to LGBTQ youth, host JJ is joined by Kelly Sampson, legal counsel at Brady, and Casey Pick, Esq. Senior Fellow for Advocacy and Government Affairs at the Trevor Project.

You can call the Trevor Lifeline anytime at 1-866-488-7386.

Mentioned in this podcast:

• Get Help Now (the Trevor Project)
• Preventing Suicide Toolkit (the Trevor Project)
• End Family Fire (Brady)
• Mental Health and Safe Gun Storage (Brady)
• Firearms Laws and Statewide Suicide Rates (Suicide Prevention Resource Center)

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells for their long-standing legal support 
℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and Brady

In early 2020, the American Medical Association said that killings of transgender women of color in the United States amounted to an epidemic. Transgender women of color are exceptionally prone to the deadly consequences that arise from the intersections of racism, sexism, transphobia, and unchecked access; 2020 alone has already seen at least 16 transgender or gender non-conforming people fatally shot or killed by other violent means.

To discuss the murders of Black trans women and how firearms contribute to them, host JJ is joined by Kelly Sampson, legal counsel at Brady, and Imara Jones, writer, activist, and creator of TransLash. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

• The Future of Trans (TransLash)
• Violence Against the Transgender Community in 2020 (HRC)
• The Murders of  Riah Milton in Ohio and Dominique “Rem’Mie” Fells (Time)
• March for Black Trans Lives (New York Times)

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells for their long-standing legal support 
℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and Brady