Episode 267: Solving Guns for Protection

In this special episode—which is six years in the making—Brendan finally shares with the world the first chapter of his Solving Guns project. Solving Guns is a project that started with one question: How do you solve gun violence in the face of legislative inaction? Thus began a years-long journey to examine every form of gun violence, to go deep on the reasons why people own guns in the first place, and to find solutions without passing laws. Not because laws are a bad idea or a good idea—but because laws are not solving this issue right now.

Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing one new chapter of this project with you. This week, the focus is on the issue of protection. More than 65 percent of gun owners say the major reason for owning their gun is protection. If we can convince people who own guns for protection to either not have a need for protection, or use something better for protection, we could potentially eliminate the majority of the guns out there. With fewer guns—and fewer people having access to these lethal weapons—we’d see fewer gun deaths. Fewer mass shootings. Fewer murders. And fewer suicides. So let’s take a look at these things. And see what’s possible.

To learn more about this project, to read a version of this chapter, or watch the hour-long video Brendan made on this, visit www.SolvingGuns.org

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