Why it matters that the Supreme Court is taking on a gun rights case now, after keeping its powder dry for years.

Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, who covers courts & the law for Slate.

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Podcast production by Mary Wilson and Jayson De Leon, with help from Danielle Hewitt.  

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