S2E10 - A Table Talk about Gun Regulation

About Today’s Episode - A Table Talk on Gun Regulation

Today’s show features a Table Talk about gun regulation. You’ll remember that Table Talk is a new, occasional feature that we’ll include in Getting to Third Space. It was inspired by the kitchen table in the farm homes we grew up in where it was a central gathering place. Not only did we eat there, but we played games, entertained guests, and had conversations. Sometimes the conversations were light and fun. Sometimes they were serious conversations about differing ideas and perspectives on important issues. The subjects being tackled in our Table Talks have no simple solution so don’t expect us to resolve anything. However, they allow us to both experience and model many of the concepts and tools we’ve been discussing in this podcast. Before issues can be resolved, we have to be able to talk about them in a civil conversation, especially when we disagree. We hope our Table Talks will inspire and guide you to have your own Table Talks on this and other subjects.

In our first Table Talk we discussed self-driving vehicles. In this one we move into a more controversial top with two important questions: 1) Should gun ownership be regulated? And, if so, 2) how should gun ownership be regulated?

Learn more:

Links to items related to the show:

• Historical Background on Second Amendment (Constitution Annotated): https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt2-2/ALDE_00013262/

• Firearm suicide trends (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention): https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/firearms/firearm-suicide-trends.html

• Parents of Oxford school shooter sentences to 10-15 years each (Washington Post): https://wapo.st/3JuJmVi

• Pros and cons of gun control in the United States (The Reflector): https://reflector.uindy.edu/2022/12/14/pros-and-cons-of-gun-control-in-the-united-states/

• The Columbine-Killers Fan Club (The Atlantic): https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/columbine-school-shooting-mythology/678119/

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