From Politics To Policy: What Can Stop Gun Violence In America

Date & Time:

• March 8, 2023
• 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Location

• This is a hybrid event

Gun violence has become as ubiquitous as it is polarizing in the United States. An almost daily drumbeat of mass shooting events have made some people numb, others fearful that it could happen to them, and produced a generation for whom active shooter drills in schools are routine. However, as horrific as these events are, they represent only a fraction of the annual mortality rate. Suicide represents the largest share of gun-related deaths per year, followed by homicide, accidents, and domestic violence. Despite this, it seems that the only thing we can agree about is that the overall toll is too high. What, if anything, can be done?

Join us as we move beyond the political battle over 2nd Amendment rights vs. public safety and take a deep dive into policy: what works, what doesn’t, and what is feasible to do in this highly charged environment. Suffolk political science & legal studies professor Christina Kulich will moderate a panel discussion with David Hemenway, PhD, professor of health policy and director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, Greg Jackson, executive director of the Community Justice Action Fund and Kevin Drakulich, associate director and associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern University.

This event is part of the open classroom series, Our Issues. Our Voices. Our Votes., being presented this spring in a new hybrid format. The series is produced through a partnership among Suffolk University Political Science & Legal Studies Department, Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University, GBH Forum Network, and The Washington Center.