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Why can't the US prevent mass shootings?

The Inside Story Podcast
The Inside Story Podcast
Episode • May 26, 2022 • 21m

No more thoughts and prayers. Grieving Americans are demanding gun control after the worst school shooting in the US in a decade. But Congress has repeatedly failed to pass tougher laws. So, what's stopping action to prevent another tragedy?

Join host Mohammed Jamjoom.

Guests:

Joseph Sakran - gun violence survivor and Director of Emergency General Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Jocelyn Sage Mitchell - Professor of American and Comparative Politics, Northwestern University in Qatar.

Richard Feldman - Former Regional Political Director at the National Rifle Association.