Red, Blue, and Brady

All the gun violence prevention news that we could fit in this, a weekly wrap up for the week of October 20th to October 25th. This week, JJ tackles the anniversary of the Tree of Life shooting, the continued stories on the shooting of children, an art exhibit to commemorate those killed, and finally, a lot of plans from politicians on how to solve the nation’s gun violence problem.

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Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their longstanding legal support
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It's a phrase no mother ever wants to hear--

"Don't do it Daddy, don't shoot Mommy!"

And yet, it's what Kate Ranta heard on November 2nd, 2012. Today, she joins JJ and JP in studio to talk about her autobiography, Killing Kate: A Story of Turning Abuse and Tragedy into Transformation and Triumph, becoming a domestic violence and gun violence prevention activist, raising two amazing boys, and what she'd like to see change in the US.

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255.
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their longstanding legal support
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In 2013, Greg Jackson was a young man working as the Southern Regional and Gun Violence Issue Coordinator for the nonprofit Organizing for Action, a grassroots organization committed to moving forward with President Obama's agenda of empowering people in their own communities to fight and move forward on key issues. He also then became the victim of random gun violence. In this podcast, Greg joins JJ and special guest Christian (VP of Policy at Brady) to talk about being a survivor, a community activist, and his work as the National Advocacy Director for the Community Justice Action Fund, which is committed to reducing gun violence by empowering those most impacted by violence to lead, organize, advocate and create solutions in their neighborhoods, states, and country. We also talk about an amazing GVP hero we recently lost, and murderous labs. Yes, you read right, murderous labs.

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their longstanding legal support 
℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and Brady

All the gun violence prevention news that we could fit in this, a weekly wrap up for the week of October 13th to October 19th. This week, we're talking about a great gun violence prevention hero we lost, the latest democratic debate, the continuing carnage in Chicago, the dangers of road rage, gun violence prevention art in Rockefeller Center, teachers learning how to triage gunshot wounds, a strange, violent video played at a Trump fundraiser, and a glimmer of hope in the introduction of legislation designed to help prevent family fire. Yet again, it's been a painfully busy week.

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255.
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their longstanding legal support
 ℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and Brady

Concerned with urban violence and the 100 Americans we lose each day to it? If so, this is an essential minisode for you. We're here with Thomas Abt, a leading researcher of urban violence whose work focuses not only on this epidemic's causes, but its solutions as well -- and whose plan could potentially reduce gun homicide rates by 50% in just eight years. Join us as we talk about his book "Bleeding Out: The Devastating Consequences of Urban Violence--and a Bold New Plan for Peace in the Streets,"  the work he does, how this work is possible, and why people need to know about it. 

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255.
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their longstanding legal support
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Joan Peterson became a gun violence prevention activist after the estranged husband of her sister, Barbara Lund, shot to death both Barbara and her boyfriend, former Iowa state legislator Kevin Kelly. In today's episode, Joan tells JJ and JP about her long history of activism following the loss of her sister, why extreme risk prevention orders (often referred to as "ERPOs," sometimes as "red flag laws") need to be passed into law wherever they are proposed, why background checks matter, and how to deal with internet trolls.

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their longstanding legal support 
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This week (October 6th to October 12th) in gun violence prevention: CEOs doing the right thing; Ohio politicians doing the wrong thing; two young men are murdered; a Kansas city bar's patrons receive the wrong kind of shots; and, to end on a high note, what you can do in the coming days to push bipartisan gun violence prevention legislation.

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their longstanding legal support 
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On April 28, 2013, Kirsten Englund was driving up the Oregon coast to visit her son when she decided to stop at an overlook and admire a lighthouse, a touristic detour which should have led only to her taking a few pictures before getting back on the road. Instead, she encountered a mentally disturbed man — a man who should not have possessed had a gun — who shot her to death in an entirely avoidable act of random violence. In today's episode, we examine Kirsten's case and a piece of its legal aftermath: the suit Brady's legal team brought against the firearms dealer who, sight unseen via the internet, sold Kirsten's killer the gun he used to murder her.

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their longstanding legal support 
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Ivy Schamis was teaching a lesson on Holocaust history at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school when she heard the first shots from the gun of the murderer who would kill seventeen people that day, 2 from Ivy's own classroom. In this episode, Ivy shares her account of the day's grim events, their emotional aftermath, and why she believes that we as a society must push for stronger gun safety laws.

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Full transcripts and bibliographies of this episode are available at bradyunited.org/podcast.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells for their long-standing legal support 
℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and Brady

In this episode, Tony Coelho, a longtime friend of the Brady family and 10-year veteran of the House of Representatives, talks with JJ and JP about Jim and Sarah Brady, the Brady organizational legacy, and what it was like to be majority whip during the introduction of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (commonly known as the Brady Act or the Brady Bill). Our guest also shares his thoughts on how the work of reducing gun violence intersects with disability rights, a subject in which he is equally well-versed: though widely-known for his strong support of gun violence prevention, Representative Coelho has been no less committed to improving the rights and livelihoods of handicapped Americans, a cause he advanced substantially as lead sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act.. 

For more information on Brady, follow us on social @Bradybuzz, or via our website at bradyunited.org. Full transcripts and bibliography available at bradyunited.org/podcast.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their longstanding legal support 
℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and Brady

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