Election Special: Gun Violence

Science Vs

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Science, Education, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 30 October 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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After 11 people were shot and killed in a Pittsburgh synagogue over the weekend, mass shootings are back in the news. With the midterm elections happening next week, we've updated our episode on guns and are re-releasing it to give you the facts ahead of polling day. Heads up: this episode contains the sound of guns - and we’ll be discussing homicide, suicide and domestic violence. Please take care when listening to the show. If you or someone you love is struggling, there's always someone you can call at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1 800-273-8255. Check out the transcript, with all the citations, here: http://bit.ly/32qXmZ4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman and you're listening to Science Versus from Gimlett Media.
0:04.9	With the US midterm elections right around the corner, we at Science Versus are going to
0:09.6	spend all of this week looking at the biggest political topics out there, and we're seeing
0:15.2	exactly what the science has to say about them.
0:18.7	We at Science Versus are not activists.
0:22.2	Where Factor Versus?
0:24.0	Okay.
0:25.7	And to start off with, we're looking at guns.
0:29.3	And this is obviously because over the weekend there was an awful shooting in a synagogue
0:34.1	in Pittsburgh.
0:35.1	11 people were killed.
0:37.2	And it seems like every time there's a shooting, the same claims come up.
0:41.7	Some people say guns that are blamed.
0:43.6	Others say guns actually keep us safe, and in this case, a good guy with a gun could
0:48.8	have protected these people.
0:51.0	So what does the science say?
0:54.2	Now we first ran this episode two years ago, but we've made sure it's all up to date.
0:59.2	And a quick warning before we get started.
1:01.4	This episode contains the sounds of guns, and we'll be discussing homicide, suicide,
1:06.7	and domestic violence.
1:08.6	Please take care when listening to this show.
1:19.3	Nestled in the hotland of New Jersey amongst a nail salon and car wash sits gun for hire.
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