Mass Shootings: How Do We Stop Them?

Science Vs

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Education, Science, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 13 October 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Buffalo. Uvalde. Highland Park. These mass shootings keep happening. One side says the problem is the guns, and the other side says the problem is the people. Who’s right? And what policies might actually work to stop mass shootings? We talk to NSSF spokesperson Mark Oliva, gun control researcher Prof. Mark Gius, criminologist Dr. Jillian Peterson, and epidemiologist Dr. Veronica Pear. CN: This episode discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, in the U.S. you can call or text 988 to reach the government’s suicide and crisis help line. More mental health resources are available at spotify.com/resources. Link to our transcript: https://bit.ly/3VsbWeY For more on this topic, check out Science Vs Gun Violence Science Vs Gun Control This episode was produced by Rose Rimler, with help from Disha Bhagat, Meryl Horn and Michelle Dang. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Additional editing help from Caitlin Kenney and Nicole Beemsterboer. Wendy Zukerman is our executive producer. Fact checking by Erica Akiko Howard. Mix and sound design by Bumi Hidaka. Music written by Bumi Hidaka, Emma Munger, Bobby Lord, Peter Leonard and SoWylie. Thanks to all the scientists we spoke to for this episode, including Prof. Adam Lankford, Dr. Cassandra Crifasi, Dr. Emma Fridel, Prof. Emmy Betz, Dr. Jackie Schildkraut, Dr. Kaitlin Boyle, Dr. Paul Reeping, Dr. Rosanna Smart, Dr. Sonali Rajan, Dr. Tristan Bridges, and Dr. Tara Tober. Special thanks to Jack Weinstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Just a heads up that today's episode talks about suicide and has the sound of gunshots.
0:05.0	So take care while you're listening.
0:06.3	We'll share some resources at the end of the episode and we'll put them in our show notes too.
0:10.5	Hi, I'm Rose Rimmler, filling in for Wendy's Ocram in this week.
0:15.9	You're listening to Science vs. from Gimlet.
0:17.9	On today's show, we're going to talk about a nightmare scenario that's been playing out
0:27.7	again and again around the world, but especially in the United States.
0:32.5	Mass shootings.
0:34.8	Several have happened just this year.
0:37.1	Buffalo, Yovaldi, Texas, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Highland Park, Illinois.
0:41.8	These shootings are awful and they terrify us.
0:45.2	One survey from 2019 found that about a third of US adults said they avoided certain public
0:50.8	places or events because of the fear of a mass shooting.
0:57.2	And so today we're asking, is there any way to stop them?
1:01.1	Because there are all sorts of ideas out there about what to do.
1:04.2	And these ideas tend to split along political lines.
1:07.4	Generally speaking, the left says the problem is the guns, especially assault weapons.
1:13.8	The right says no, the problem is the people that it's mental illness that creates mad gunmen,
1:20.1	not the guns themselves.
1:22.0	And they say we need more good guys with guns to fend off these murderers.
1:27.2	Many of us have been listening to this back and forth for years, endless debates about what to do.
1:34.2	But it seems like people don't usually bring science to the fight.
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