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For the final part of the show, The 21st was joined by the dean of the University of Illinois College of Law to discuss legal issues surrounding Illinois' assault weapons ban and the second amendment more broadly.
For the second part of the show, we were joined by opponents of the assault weapons ban to get their takes on its constitutionality and continue our discussion of the law.
We spent the entire hour discussing Illinois' new assault weapons ban. For the first part of the show, we were joined by three supporters of the ban to discuss why they back the law.
We spent the entire hour with two doctors and an author to discuss two diabetes drugs that are being used for weight loss. To finish our conversation, we tackled the shame associated with weight.
In late 2022, the first town in Illinois to be legally founded by a formerly enslaved person became a national park. The 21st was joined by a professor descended from the town's founder and the director of research at the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
