About this episode

Rachel Maddow discusses the rollback of gun restrictions for the mentally ill with guest Mirianna Mitchem.

For reasons that are hard to fathom, included among Biden era gun rules that Donald Trump has rolled back are restrictions on people who have been adjudicated mentally ill, making it easier for them to get access to guns and ammunition. Mirianna Mitchem, former associate assistant director at the ATF, talks with Rachel Maddow about the danger Trump is courting with his recklessness.

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Maddow

Guest: Mirianna Mitchem

Topics covered

• gun rights
• mental health
• politics
• Trump administration
• Biden era
• ATF regulations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ATF

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