Dr. Metzl’s book asks was there any law that could have stopped Travis Reinking from carrying out his tragic assault at the Waffle House? And where does need for gun laws intersect with nuanced conversation about who can own and carry a gun in Tennessee? What do we really know about the causes of gun violence?
Then, we hear from WPLN’s Paige Pfleger for an update on her reporting on gun dispossession in the state, and what’s next for her partnership with ProPublica.
Guests:
Dr. Jonathan Metzl, writer, psychiatrist, sociologist, and Director of Dept. of Medicine, Health, and Society, Professor of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University
Paige Pfleger, criminal justice reporter, WPLN
This episode was produced by Magnolia McKay.
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