American Gun Violence: How We Got Here

Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel 🎉. Get up to 65% OFF your subscription ➡️Here: https://go.babbel.com/t?bsc=1200m65-y... Why can’t America escape gun violence? Gun violence in America has become a depressingly predictable phenomenon. But what makes this country such an outlier when it comes to guns? Is America inherently more violent than other developed nations? Let’s explore in this Wisecrack Deep Dive: Was America’s Gun Violence Inevitable? RESOURCES: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 Works Cited: -Confronting Gun Violence in America, Thomas Gabor, 2016 -From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter, Seamus McGraw, 2021 -Gunfight: My Battle Against the Industry that Radicalized America, Ryan Busse, 2021 -The Gunning of America: Business and the Making of American Gun Culture, Pamela Haag, 2016 -The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy, Chris Murphy, 2020 -Stand Your Ground: A History of -America's Love Affair with Lethal Self-Defense, Caroline Light, 2017 -Guns in America, The Washington Post, 2013 -Private Guns, Public Health, David Hemenway, 2017 Subscribe to Wisecrack! ► http://wscrk.com/SbscrbWC Support us on Patreon! ►   / wisecrack   Check out our Merch Store! ► http://wisecrack.store/ Written by Amanda Scherker Hosted by Michael Burns Directed by Michael Luxemburg Editing and Motion Graphics by Jackson Maher Produced by Olivia Redden and Griffin Davis Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound #GunViolence #America #Wisecrack © 2022 Wisecrack / Omnia Media, Inc. / Enthusiast Gaming