Whit Collins

Former Editor of Guns & Ammo

Guest

Former Editor of Guns & Ammo magazine; Principal of Cook/Collins & Associates, a marketing and communications firm and expert consultant on advanced handgun and ammunition design for the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment

Whit Collins on KCRW

The US Supreme Court has settled an issue as old as the Bill of Rights:  individuals must be allowed to own guns .

The Constitutional Right to Gun Ownership

The US Supreme Court has settled an issue as old as the Bill of Rights: individuals must be allowed to own guns .

from To the Point

At least 33 people, including one gunman, are dead after a  shooting rampage  on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.  There were two incidents--the first in a…

The Deadliest Shooting Rampage in American History

At least 33 people, including one gunman, are dead after a shooting rampage on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.  There were two incidents--the first in a…

from Which Way, L.A.?

The  International Association of Police Chiefs  reports that high-caliber automatic weapons are increasingly common on the streets of American cities.

Buying, Selling and Using Assault Weapons in the US

The International Association of Police Chiefs reports that high-caliber automatic weapons are increasingly common on the streets of American cities.

from To the Point

More from KCRW

Fewer people in the world had access to the personal moments experienced by Steve Wasserman, Heyday Books publisher, former LA Times Book Review editor and former editor at several of…

from Scheer Intelligence

Former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do has agreed to plead guilty to federal corruption charges after prosecutors say he accepted more than half a million dollars in bribes.

from KCRW Features

A ballot initiative would expand the number of LA County supervisors and create a new executive job, in the biggest change to local governance in generations.

from KCRW Features

By proving how much money Little Arabia brings to Orange County, advocates got Anaheim to post highway signs pointing travelers to that ethnic neighborhood.

from KCRW Features

The Irvine Police Department purchased a Tesla Cybertruck to promote its D.A.R.E drug program. But some taxpayers say the money should be spent elsewhere.

from KCRW Features

The U.S. says Israel was behind this week’s remote detonations of Hezbollah’s communication devices. How was the operation pulled off?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

KCRW examines Donald Trump’s cabinet picks. Is the GOP misreading an immigration “mandate” from voters? Plus, is America just not ready for a woman president?

from Left, Right & Center

An audio folk story examining the tradition of Black watermelon long-haulers, who drive to farms in the South for watermelon and sell them in Black neighborhoods around the US.

from Lost Notes

The final campaign days are here. How are early voters affecting candidate strategies? Plus, the panel discusses how abortion rights may change the Nevada battleground.

from Left, Right & Center