After the largest mass civilian shooting in history, can we come together as a nation to reduce violence? Yes, but it requires good problem solving skills.
In this episode we dive into understanding why Vegas was so deadly and how that was allowed to happen. We also look into the broader data on gun violence in America and elsewhere in order to understand what may be the biggest factors in America’s death/violence rate.
Notes
Many statistics were taken from Wedged. We talk about the graphs below:
Other Sources
- http://abcnews.go.com/US/investigators-delve-deeper-las-vegas-shooting-chilling-details/story?id=50273390
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/10/02/video-from-las-vegas-suggests-automatic-gunfire-heres-what-makes-machine-guns-different/?utm_term=.c5a4bf0fe47f
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bump_fire
- http://www.weeklystandard.com/did-las-vegas-shooter-stephen-paddock-use-a-fully-automatic-rifle/article/2009907
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban#Criteria_of_an_assault_weapon
- http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/02/a-look-at-the-nevada-gun-laws-that-may-have-helped-las-vegas-shooter/
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