Our Nation’s Enduring Public Health Emergency: Gun Violence

Our Body Politic

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4.8 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

An elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. A grocery store in East Buffalo, New York. A mall in Allen, Texas. The list of locations where mass shootings have taken place in the United States continues to grow, with gun violence touching every aspect of American life. Even people who have not been directly affected by gun violence still feel trapped by the crisis our nation is enduring and feeling a loss of public safety. On this week’s episode of Our Body Politic, creator and host Farai Chideya focuses on the impact and intersections of gun violence. Plus, a special panel on gun violence and reproductive justice recorded live at the Center for the Study of Guns and Society at Wesleyan University and moderated by OBP guest host, Karen Attiah.

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0:39.8	This is Our Body Politics. I'm the creator and host Farai Chidea. So you know, we're going to be talking about gun violence on this show, so please take care of yourself.
0:50.8	Even people who have not been directly touched by gun violence still feel trapped by the crisis
0:55.4	our nation is enduring and feeling a loss of public safety. On May 14, 2022, a self-proclaimed
1:02.6	white supremacist opened fire at the Topps-friendly market grocery store in the predominantly
1:08.0	black community of East Buffalo, New York. Ten women and men were
1:12.0	murdered that day. And just 10 days later, a teen shooter killed 21 people at Robb Elementary
1:18.1	School in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen of them were children. Those are just two recent
1:24.3	anniversaries, and there are many, many more. So we're bringing you a special show
1:28.5	on gun violence. Later, you'll hear Washington Post columnist and regular R-Body politic guest host
1:33.9	Karen Atiyah leading a conversation on the history of guns and domestic violence. It was taped
1:39.7	live at Wesleyan University. She's also joining me now to have our lead interview on where we stand in America today.
1:47.0	Hi, Karen.
1:48.0	Hey, for I.
1:48.9	We're also joined by public health reporter at the gun violence specific newsroom, the trace, Farianna McGee.
1:55.3	Welcome, Farianna.
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