America’s national conversation about firearms is primarily about mass shootings and gun control. Some experts assert that a deeper conversation, however, should include relevant data, the problems of suicide, street and gang crime, and domestic violence. Others point out that we should examine what isn’t being done by local authorities from an enforcement standpoint, as well as how well existing federal criminal firearms statutes are being investigated and prosecuted. They assert that combating violent crime is a state responsibility, with federal support only supposed to fill in the “interstate gaps.”
This panel will discuss the foregoing considerations and pursue a more nuanced conversation about the problem of gun violence, established enforcement roles, and possible policy solutions.
Featuring:

Mr. Thomas Abt, Chair, Violent Crime Working Group and Senior Fellow, Council on Criminal Justice
Mr. Paul Carrillo, Community Violence Initiative Director, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Hon. Erica H. MacDonald, Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath LLP; Former U.S. Attorney, District of Minnesota; Former District Judge, First Judicial District, Minnesota
Rev. Mark V. Scott, Associate Pastor, Azusa Christian Community
Moderator: Hon. Amul Thapar, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit