On this edition of Your Call, we're discussing the rise in gun violence across the country, highlighted by Sunday's horrific shooting in Sacramento, California, which killed six people. At least 95 other shootings took place across the country that day, according to the Gun Violence Archive. What will it take to truly address this epidemic? Gun violence survivors and activists will tell us about the work they're doing in the halls of power.
Guests:
Clare Senchyna, gun violence survivor and a leader with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Clare lost her son Camilo Senchyna Beltran to gun violence in San Francisco on December 7, 2014.
Zeenat Yahya, director of policy with March for Our Lives
Web Resources:
The Guardian: ‘Never tried before’: California lawmakers use Texas tactics in bid to tackle ‘ghost guns’
The Guardian: ‘Politics over safety’: the pro-gun laws giving Americans easier access to firearms
NBC: 'You can’t police your way out': Sacramento struggles for solution to gun violence
NBC: ‘The alarm bells are blazing’: Sacramento shooting spurs calls for action on gun violence
KSBY: 2021 is worst year for gun violence on streets and highways
The Washington Post: Orphaned by gun violence: Two kids, two shootings, two parents gone
CNN: Studies show lasting effects of gun violence, possible interventions
The New York Times: ‘We Can’t Endure This’: Surge in U.S. Shootings Shows No Sign of Easing
