Podcast 371: Could this be the answer to ending mass shootings?

EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk to award-winning journalist Mark Follman about his new book Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America, understanding the reasons why mass shooting events and gun violence are so common, the problem with media sensationalism and violent entertainment, how to prevent terrible events like mass shootings, why there is still hope, and so much more.

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
3:40, 14:50, 17:15 What behavioral threat assessment is & why it is important
6:00 Why understanding the threat of gun violence & mass shooting events is so important
7:55 The difference between reactive & proactive responses to mass shooting events
12:18 How 100s of mass shootings have already been prevented
22:00 The importance of community awareness & using the resources that are already available
31:10 Why we need to talk about mass shooting events & gun violence differently
39:00 Why we cannot just predict mass shooting events & attacks

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