There have been more mass shootings in 2023 than there have been days of the year.

163 mass shootings so far this year.

You have individuals like Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA making assinine comments like

it's worth to have a cost of unfortunately some gun deaths every single year so that we

can have the second amendment.

So it's okay to kill people to keep the second amendment.

In the face of this twisted gun culture which continues to radicalize our politics and prevent

any real efforts at solving questions around gun violence.

My guest today has written a compelling and important story as someone who once helped

build one of the world's most iconic gun companies.

Ryan Bussey is today an ardent advocate for stricter gun laws for a safer future for his

sons and for our country.

He's the author of the new book Gun Fight My Battle Against the Industry that radicalized

America and he joins me for an important conversation about how we as citizens regain the

high ground on gun violence, gun control and the safety and security of our communities

right after this.

Everybody welcome to the Michael Still podcast so you know every once in a while you go through

what's going on in the news and what's happening in culture and society and you want to

take a moment and just kind of do a data check and just sort of get a reassessment are we

looking at this thing the right way are we understanding the problems the right way.

And never more important moment to do that than now given what the country has been experiencing

with gun violence since the beginning of the year.

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