Summary: Do you know the real history of the NRA and the Second Amendment? On this episode of Talking Left, you may be surprised by what you learn. {play}archive/TalkingLeft1-13-13.mp3{/play} Right click on this line, "save file as" to download the MP3 to your computer. In the first hour the this week's show, we got into the history of the NRA. And, you may be surprised to find out that they weren't always against gun regulation. In fact, before the 1970's, the NRA supported several gun regulations and actually pushed for limiting access to weapons. Next, we delved into the real history behind the 2nd Amendment - slavery and the signing of the Constitution. In an amazing UC Davis Law Review Article, Professor Carl T. Bogus defeats the "insurrectionist" theory behind the 2nd amendment and demonstrates it's original purpose - to keep slaves under control. One could hypothesize that with the passage of the 14th Amendment, banning slavery in our country and putting us on the path towards equality, the 2nd Amendment was essentially repealed. After that, we were joined by our friend and fellow We Act Radio host, Mitch Malasky, of The DC Sports Beat. Mitch helped us understand the severity of CTE, a disorder effecting many NFL (and high school) football players which could be responsible for the recent string of suicides and violence. In the last hour, we spoke about the lack of adequate healthcare in America and the prospect of all our troops being withdrawn from Afghanistan by 2014. Don't miss next week's show, where we'll be joined by Chris Lavoie, executive producer of The Stephanie Miller Show, and we'll cover all the pre-inauguration news! Thanks to Rocky Mountain Mike for writing and producing our incredible theme music! Please check out his amazing Sound Cloud! Thanks to We Act Radio - 1480AM WPWC, Radio or Not, Progressive Blend Radio, and SoFlo Radio - for helping to ensure all listeners have corporate-free, independent radio! And, of course, thanks to you, our listeners, friends, and family - for supporting us through all of our crazy shows, dreams, and political addictions!! You can also follow all of the news about upcoming topics and guests on our Facebook page and on Twitter @TalkingLeft. And you can subscribe to Talking Left free on iTunes and to our awesome new YouTube Channel! As always, thanks for listening!
