From the shootings at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Route 91 music festival in Las Vegas and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, the issue of gun violence has caused fervor in our political discourse. What would it look like for us to get behind the myths, distorted narratives and sloganeering in order to observe the true nature of violence in our country? What would being exposed to that truth do to us?

In this episode three specific beliefs about guns are explored and analyzed.

Show Notes

Podcasts: Why America Won't Put It's Guns Down- Under The Skin with Russell Brand (https://www.russellbrand.com/podcast/ep-30-wont-america-put-guns-gary-younge/)

A better conversation on guns- The Ezra Klein Show (https://art19.com/shows/the-ezra-klein-show/episodes/5862b858-1445-448a-b1d1-10d50d5deb39)

Guns and America's Murder Board- Reveal (https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/guns-and-americas-murder-board/)

Statistics:Gun Violence Archive ( https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/)

Everytown for Gun Safety (https://everytownresearch.org/gun-violence-america/#foot_note_4)

Armed With Reason (https://www.armedwithreason.com/blog/)

America's Complex Relationship With Guns- Pew Research Center (http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/06/22/americas-complex-relationship-with-guns/)

Culture:Honest Thoughts From a Veteran about Gun Control and Mental Health- Benjamin Sledge (https://medium.com/@benjaminsledge/honest-thoughts-from-a-veteran-about-gun-control-and-mental-health-c74930488e28)

Gun Reform: Speaking Truth to Bullshit, Practicing Civility, and Effecting Change- Brene Brown (https://brenebrown.com/blog/2017/11/08/gun-reform-speaking-truth-bullshit-practicing-civility-effecting-change-2/)

The gun debate isn't about what you think- Alia E. Dastagir (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/04/gun-culture/724571001/)

Money:The Real Reason We Won't See Gun Reform- Skye Jethani (https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=skye%20jethani%20gun)

5 charts that show how powerful the NRA is-Business Insider (https://www.businessinsider.com/nra-power-lobbying-statistics-gun-control-2017-10)

Thoughts and Prayers for Texas- The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/06/opinion/nra-funding-prayers-texas.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region&region=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region&_r=0)

Mental Health:Is There a Link Between Mental Health and Gun Violence?- Maria Konnikova (https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/almost-link-mental-health-gun-violence)

I’m a Psychiatrist. Making Gun Violence About Mental Health Is a Crazy Idea.- JONATHAN M. METZL (https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/09/texas-shooting-mental-health-donald-trump-215807)

Mental health and gun violence- Patrick Ross (https://healthcareinamerica.us/mental-health-and-gun-violence-607dbb564fb6)