Episode 13: Another School Shooting: What Can We Do?
Another tragic school shooting has happened and it’s the fourth such shooting in my own community. With the rest of the nation I cry out, “How can we make it stop?” In this episode we wrestle with some of the common solutions and ideas being discussed in society at large, and culminate with how we as Christians might respond.
Below are several articles that I reference in the podcast:
School shootings are extraordinarily rare. Why is fear of them driving policy? - Washington Post
How do you stop mass murders? Freakonomics Coauthor Gives Surprising Answer in One Word - beyourself
Thresholds of Violence: How school shootings catch on. - The New Yorker
School Shooters: What's Their Path To Violence? - NPR
School shooters usually show these signs of distress long before they open fire, our database shows - The Conversation
Before a school shooting, something usually happens — the shooter tells someone - LA Times