Out today: Zusha Elinson  and Cameron McWhirter  discuss the history and politics of the AR-15 on the "Guns Unpacked" podcast, from Arizona State University's innovative Bringing Research and Innovation into the Debate on Guns in Society (BRIDGS). Thank you, Alex Young, for a great discussion about what we found out researching and writing American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15. Find wherever you get your podcasts. Here are links to Spotify , Apple , and the RSS feed.

On Monday, Nov. 3, "Guns Unpacked," the podcast of Arizona State University's Bringing Research and Innovation into the Debate on Guns in Society , will drop Episode Four. It's Zusha Elinson and Cameron McWhirter in conversation with Alex Treimble Young about the history and politics of the AR-15. We discuss what we found researching our book, American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15. Available wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify .

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