98 Igor Volsky, Guns Down America




Indivisible Chicago Podcast show

Summary: LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES FOR MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2019 Opening: No matter what Lou Dobbs might think, the current president’s approval ratings continue to hover at about 40 percent. How many of those might be labeled “deplorable?” Clues here. https://pewrsr.ch/2Iy5TSX Interview: There are more guns than citizens in the United States, which is a statistic that the NRA can’t stand. Why isn’t it more? This week’s guest holds an opposing view: America needs far fewer guns and much less NRA. Igor Volsky is founder and executive director of Guns Down America, and author of a new book that outlines what he thinks we need to do to fix this problem. Volsky’s Washington Post article about the global aspirations of the NRA is here. https://wapo.st/2GkYkh2 Guns Down America looked at how big banks have invested in guns. See if your bank made the grade here. Isyourbankloaded.org