PG120: Gun Policy After Las Vegas & Gerrymandering

Mike and Jay start this week's show by discussing the state of gun policy in the United States in the wake of the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas. They get into how the United States is different from other rich countries on the issue, whether liberals are being honest in their arguments, the motives of the NRA, what legislative proposals might be effective, if the left really wants to take away people's guns, and lots more. After that it's a look at partisan gerrymandering, an issue that reach the Supreme Court this week. Mike believes that the Court should - and will - overturn the extreme partisan districts in Wisconsin because political scientists have developed a reasonable standard for determining whether or not a legislative district is unconstitutionally partisan. Jay disagrees, and believes that the Court will ultimately let Wisconsin's redistricting stand. Mike's Recommend Reading & Listening - Budget Reconciliation Explained http://bit.ly/2ywd3mC - Vox's The Weeds on Budget Reconciliation http://bit.ly/2yvvrMi Jay's Recommended Reading - Conscience of a Conservative. Senator Jeff Flake http://amzn.to/2yxXn2h Please help us out by taking part in a short survey that can assist our advertisers and bring you better content. To take the survey, go to http://podcastlistener.com/tpg We hope you'll consider visiting today's sponsor: Blue Apron. Check out this week's menu and get $30 off your first meal - with free shipping - by going to http://blueapron.com/tpg Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. If you’re interested in supporting the show, go to http://www.politicsguys.com and click on the Patreon link.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe Politics Guys on Facebook | XListener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys.The Politics Guys is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.