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The rise of the AR-15; plus, why do comedians play so many cops?

The rise of the AR-15; plus, why do comedians play so many cops?

It's Been a Minute vor 2 Jahren

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Last Saturday, former president Donald Trump was speaking at a
rally in Pennsylvania when a gunman shot at him – killing one
spectator and clipping Trump in the ear. The response? Outrage,
condemnations, and prayers on all sides... but there's been less
chatter about the gun that shot at him. And this gun has a lot of
symbolism: The AR-15. Host Brittany Luse is joined by The Wall
Street Journal's Zusha Elinson, co-author of the book American Gun,
and Jennifer Mascia, senior news writer and founding staffer at The
Trace, a nonpartisan nonprofit newsroom that covers guns. Together,
they discuss how the AR-15 style rifle went from an outcast in the
gun world to the one of the biggest pro-gun symbols and why that
actually reflects bigger cultural shifts.

And later - cop comedies are getting big reboots this year. But why
do audiences want to see funny Black guys playing cops? And what
does it mean that the characters poking fun at power are also the
ones enforcing it on screen? To find out - Brittany is joined by
Soraya Nadia McDonald, who wrote a deep dive on all of Will Smith's
law enforcement roles, and Washington Post opinion columnist Alyssa
Rosenberg, who wrote a five part series on Hollywood's long
relationship with law enforcement on and off screen.

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