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In many US cities, gun violence is the most urgent crime problem. High rates of deadly violence make a city less livable, dragging down quality of life, economic development, and property values. How can police departments find the right balance between over- and under-policing of high-violence areas? What are the best practices for police to preempt and deter gun violence, while engendering support and cooperation from the public?

Amid a growing consensus that the staggering toll of gun violence in the United States is an urgent public health issue, the Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health has convened experts on gun policy and violence from the United States and selected other countries to summarize relevant research and its implications for policymakers and concerned citizens. Legal scholars weigh in on the constitutionality of recommended policies, and researchers present new data on public support for a wide array of policies designed to reduce gun violence.

"Obama to Hold Town Hall Meeting on Gun Violence" is from the US section of The New York Times. It was written by Gardiner Harris, Nicholas Fandos and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Obama to Consider Executive Actions on Gun Violence" is from the US section of The New York Times. It was written by Emmarie Huetteman and Gardiner Harris and narrated by Kristi Burns.

In this masterful, groundbreaking work, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Heather Ann Thompson shines surprising new light on an infamous 1984 New York subway shooting that would unveil simmering racial resentments and would lead, in unexpected ways, to a fractured future and a new era of rage and...

Conversations about places where faith and politics overlap, with particular interest in extremism and violence. Run by the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence www.csbvbristol.org.uk. Meet our hosting team. Helen Paynter is a Baptist minister and biblical specialist, and director of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence. Matthew Feldman is an expert on the radical right and director of the Centre for the Analysis of the Radical Right, although he speaks here in a private capacity. Maria Power is a Catholic social historian and an expert on peace-making initiatives in Northern ...

Community Voices of Healing, Reflection and Hope is a new podcast from the Credible Messenger Reporting Project at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting (PCGVR). Host and executive producer Maxayn Gooden is the Credible Messenger Community Manager at PCGVR. She interviews and facilitates conversations with other members of the survivor community in Philadelphia, taking the time to share their experiences in a safe place and in exceptional depth. Their Credible Messenger Reporting Project was created to report on root causes, lived experience and possible solutions to gun violence ...

Taylor Schumann never thought she'd be a victim of gun violence. But one spring day a man with a shotgun walked into her workplace and opened fire on her. While she survived, she was left with permanent wounds, both visible and invisible. In When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough, Taylor invites us to see what it means to be a survivor after the news vehicles drive away and the media moves on.

In this unsettling investigation into white evangelicals' fusion of the gospel and guns, veteran journalist William J. Kole exposes how some Christians are standing in the way of reasonable restrictions on firearms—and how it makes us all less safe.

Fred Guttenberg, who lost his beloved daughter Jaime in the 2018 Parkland school shooting, and international gun policy consultant Thomas Gabor team up in American Carnage to dismantle some of the most common myths about guns and gun violence.

The Teachers Unify podcast is hosted by Sarah Lerner, a co-founder of Teachers Unify To End Gun Violence. A 22-year educator in Florida, Sarah is a teacher-survivor from the shooting on Feb. 14, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The show works to address issues of gun violence and how it impacts schools & communities.

Rad students in medicine that illuminate diverse perspectives across the country about solutions to the epidemic of gun violence. Brought to you by Gun Violence Solutions of the American Medical Women's Association.For more information visit: amwa-doc.org/our-work/initiatives/gun-violence-prevention-task-force/Season 1: Hosted by Kat and MinorviSeason 2: Hosted by Kat and MinorviSeason 3: Hosted by Kate, Mijo, and Sarah

From the Police Athletic League of NYC, teenagers from PAL after school programs in Harlem talk about the affects of guns and gun violence on their lives, families, and communities. Along the way, they find common ground on some of the biggest challenges they face as young people, fearlessly call on their parents, teachers, and local authority figures to do a better job of preventing violence and the tragedies that surround it, and offer some solutions for making their neighborhood a better and safer place to live. Series produced by Police Athletic League of New York City and CitizenRacecar ...

This first-hand, long-form account of surviving a non-fatal shooting conveys the physical, psychological and emotional damage just one bullet can cause in a way that's often missed by news stories about gun violence "survivors" in critical condition. Stronger Every Day: Healing After Gun Violence was produced by Tashawn Strother, Emily Previti and Stephanie Marudas of Kouvenda Media and mixed by Brad Linder through the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting's Credible Messenger initiative, with additional support from the Stoneleigh Foundation. The Credible Messenger Reporting Project ...

"Untold Damage: America's Overlooked Gun Violence" is from the May 22, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Sharon Lafraniere, Daniela Porat and Agustin Armendariz and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Beating Guns provides a provocative look at gun violence in America and offers a clarion call to change our hearts regarding one of the most significant moral issues of our time. Best-selling author, speaker, and activist Shane Claiborne and Michael Martin show why Christians should be concerned about gun violence and how they can be part of the solution.

A candid and riveting memoir from the founder of Harlem Children's Zone, taking readers through his Canada in which violence stalked every street corner. Long before the avalanche of praise for his work—from Oprah Winfrey, from President Bill Clinton, from President Barack Obama—long before...

In a pulls-no-punches essay intended to provoke rational discussion, Stephen King sets down his thoughts about gun violence in America. Anger and grief in the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School are palpable in this urgent piece of writing, but no less remarkable are King's keen thoughtfulness and composure as he explores the contours of the gun-control issue and constructs his argument for what can and should be done.

A blistering exposé of the National Rifle Association, revealing its people, power, corruption, and ongoing downfall, from acclaimed NPR investigative reporter Tim Mak “Tenacious, careful and incisive.”—Jonathan Swan “Deeply and meticulously reported, colorfully and precisely...