Making Sense of Guns in America
A deeper look at the Second Amendment, NRA, mass shootings, and more.
Publicado el 06 de julio de 2022
The Second Amendment: A Biography
Michael WaldmanAmerican Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms
Chris KyleThe NRA: The Unauthorized History
Frank SmythGuns In America
Deborah Wallace and Cindy Chester live about 30 miles from each other in Maryland. They ride the same freeways, read the same billboards, dress for the same weather. To some extent they have even encountered the same trauma. But for all that, it’s no
“The right to ‘keep and bear arms’ with a ‘well-regulated militia’ was regarded as so central to the notion of liberty that it came second in the Bill of Rights only to the freedom to think and speak. But when the topic is the Second Amendment, the exercise of the First Amendment lately amounts to talking past one another,” this Time article attests. In a world where nuance no longer seems to exist, this affecting piece tries to get Americans on the same page and in the same room to talk to (rather than at) one another about firearms.
What Research Says About Mass Shootings: Every mass shooting in the U.S. raises calls for better policies to prevent such tragedies. Today, we look at what the research says works.
What Research Says About Mass Shootings: Every mass shooting in the U.S. raises calls for better policies to prevent such tragedies. Today, we look at what the research says works.
Short WaveThe Facts on Mental Illness and Mass Shootings
Q: Do people with serious mental health disorders pose a greater risk of becoming mass shooters? A: People with mental illnesses are somewhat more likely to be violent than those without a diagnosis. But a majority are never violent, and very little
This FactCheck.org writeup clearly outlines what evidence supports (or doesn’t support) the oft-heard refrain that mental illness is the real underlying cause of America’s mass shootings. It cites numerous studies done by the FBI, Secret Service, and more looking into this link, and presents the information with care and caution.
After the Massacre
WILL THE DEADLIEST MASS SHOOTING IN MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY CHANGE THE DEBATE OVER GUN RIGHTS?
The Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, TX, is one of the top 10 deadliest mass shootings in modern American history. As of June 2022, six of the top 10 worst mass shootings happened in the past decade; the worst happened in 2017 in Las Vegas, where 58 were killed and over 800 injured. This Time article from 2017 about the horror in Nevada is a good historical reminder of what has and hasn’t changed in the years since.
Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America
Mark FollmanThe U.S. Is Uniquely Terrible At Protecting Children From Gun Violence
The massacre in Uvalde, Texas, was yet another grim reminder that in the U.S., children are more likely to die from gun violence than in any other wealthy nation. And it's getting worse.
Mass shootings garner national attention, but children (and adults) in America die from other incidents of gun violence — primarily by suicide — every day. This short NPR article provides the raw numbers that show how death from firearms is on the rise, stating “In 2020, gun violence overtook car accidents to become the No. 1 cause of death for U.S. children and adolescents.”