185: Fighting Back: Responding to Mass Shootings Like Buffalo and Uvalde

A church. A grocery store. A school.

In the last 14 days, the nation has seen a number of high-profile shootings, all the while "every day" gun violence continued in communities across the US. If you're scared, angry, frustrated, or even just numb, hosts Kelly and JJ understand — they feel the same way. To discuss the shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, and ways to respond, they're joined by Dr. Steve Albrecht, Nancy Kislin, and Robert Schentrup. Dr. Steve Albrecht is an author and expert in workplace and school violence prevention and library safety and security; Nancy Kislin is an author and expert in helping parents, educators and communities cultivate resilience in kids; and Robert Schentrup is a gun violence survivor and the organizing manager for Team Enough.

Want to get involved?

• Urge your senators to expand and strengthen background checks.
• Urge senators to confirm a director to lead the ATF, the agency that oversees the gun industry yet has lacked leadership for years.
• Join a Brady chapter near you and sign up to attend our new volunteer session.

Mentioned in this podcast:
Parkland Family Reflects On A Year Of Anguish And Activism (NPR)
Trauma Response Toolkit (Psych Hub)
Talking to Your Kids About School Violence (Help Starts Here)
Workplace violence strategies must account for the 'Age of Rage' (Security Info Watch)