Uvalde School Shooting: What Do We *Actually* Do About This?

Los and Bertram break down the horrific shooting in Uvalde, Texas — what happened, and what we can (and should) do about this from a policy perspective. If you are interested in more data on guns and a (relatively) unbiased way to deal with them, take a look at our MMW guns episode: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/1a2de83b-adc7-4eba-9c4f-9f78a72a4332 (Episode 31: America's Gun Problem: The Causes and Possible Solutions) Sources from this week's episode: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/05/26/1101306073/what-to-say-to-kids-about-school-shootings-to-ease-their-stress (Talking to kids about school shootings: Advice to ease their anxiety | NPR) https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-05-25/prevent-school-shootings-guns-texas-uvalde (Op-Ed: Why our response to school shootings is all wrong | Los Angeles Times) https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/three-lessons-washington-can-learn-from-how-arizona-helps-people-in-mental-health-crisis/ (3 lessons Washington can learn from how Arizona helps people in mental health crisis | Seattle Times) https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/depression-suicidal-thoughts-prevalent-high-school-students-during-pandemic-us-2022-03-31/ (Depression, suicidal thoughts prevalent in high school students during pandemic | Reuters) https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/25/beto-orourke/recent-report-put-texas-last-among-states-and-dc-m/ (A recent report put Texas last among states and DC in mental health care access | PolitiFact) https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/ (Gun Violence Archive) https://www.npr.org/2022/05/15/1099008586/mass-shootings-us-2022-tally-number (213 mass shootings in 2022 already, including the Buffalo and Uvalde attacks | NPR) https://www.reuters.com/world/us/chronology-timeline-events-texas-school-shooting-2022-05-26/ (Timeline of events in Texas school shooting | Reuters) https://www.axios.com/2022/05/26/gun-deaths-children-america (Guns have become the top injury-related cause of death for U.S. kids | Axios) ht