WTH Do We Do About Guns? National Review's Jim Geraghty Talks Assault Weapons, Reform and Enforcement

Today’s episode is an exploration of the core question gripping
our country in the weeks following the Uvalde shooting: how can
we prevent such attacks in the future? A terrible
pattern repeats again in the recent Uvalde case: a teenager
exhibits disturbing behavior before he commits
a gun-related crime. With no criminal record, what should
have been “tell-tale” signs the shooter was a
danger? Jim Geraghty suggests that tougher
background checks are not the answer, or at least not the whole
answer. In addition, with straw
buyers (think grandmothers) purchasing firearms
for their teenage grandsons—not to mention the fact that the
Pentagon puts more guns in the hands of young adults than anyone
else in this country— raising the age restriction may
not cut it. It may not even pass legal muster. The
challenge isn’t simple, but there
are solutions. Marc and Dany explore creative options
that could move us forward, and learn why efforts
to ban certain kinds of weapons might not with National
Review’s Jim Geraghty.


Jim Geraghty is the Senior Political Correspondent of National
Review. He writes their Morning Jolt newsletter, and hosts the
Three Martini Lunch podcast. 


Download the transcript here.