In the fifth episode of The Gun Machine, we explore how gun companies court police departments across the country – and how those departments have become not only some of the biggest customers of private gun manufacturers but their guiding inspiration.
Philadelphia was on the verge of approving a key harm reduction strategy to prevent fatal drug overdoses until the city council all but banned supervised injection sites, overriding a mayoral veto. A New York Times report explores the controversy.
The byproduct of producing the world's most lethal guns is that criminals have them, too. We go back to the birthplace of the industry, Springfield, Mass., where nearly every young person we speak with has a story about big guns and the terror they cause in their community.
The FDA approved over-the-counter marketing and sales of Narcan in March, and it started arriving in stores in early September, with a suggested retail price of $44.99 for a two-dose package with a three-year shelf life.