Today we begin a conversation around two incredibly complex and divisive topics: gun control and mass shootings. We begin by exploring the position that gun control has the potential to reduce mass shootings. For our episode today we take most of our information from the book The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic. 

We look at two studies mentioned in the book, one from Switzerland and one from Israel, that demonstrate that deaths can be prevented with firearms are not easily accessible. We also explore the relationship between suicide and mass shootings, and address some of the assumptions made in this argument.