This is the cup you were not expecting: Tom examines the data connecting lead exposure, gun ownership and a Very Big Gun Death Cult that goes by the letters N, R and A.
There is a lot to break down here. And who better to detail the fallout from America's tragic obsession with guns than Daily Kos Radio's own David Waldman, aka @KagroX. David stops by to chat and tells us what inspired him to tally the numerous misfortunes of gun owners with the tag, #GunFail.
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If you loved the #KickingAssPunkcast (which appears on the end of today's show), you'll dig @TheCoffeeCast. In the #KickingAssPunkcast Tom picks up an upbeat end to the story thread: Connecticut bucks the NRA and the trend of inertia. A new study from Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research indicated that a law requiring people to apply for a permit before buying a handgun helped Connecticut reduce its firearm-related homicide rate by 40%.
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