How America’s gun obsession really started

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<p>From <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053?i=1000779169063"><em>Apple News In Conversation</em></a>: This year, the U.S. has seen more than 270 mass shootings &mdash; and firearms remain the leading cause of death for American children and teens.&nbsp;But solutions appear largely out of reach. <em>New York Times</em> reporter Mike McIntire, a gun owner himself, traces how we got here in his new book, <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/ricochet/id6759808326" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Ricochet: Guns, Greed, and the American Way of Violence</em></a>. McIntire talks to <em>Apple News In Conversation</em> guest host David Greene about the surprising origins of the Second Amendment, how an obscure Democrat helped turn the National Rifle Association into a powerful lobby, and paths to reducing violence.</p>