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Guns in America

07/04/2023 GMT

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Experiences of dealing with the aftermath of a shooting

Experiences of dealing with the aftermath of a shooting.

Funerals have been taking place for victims of the latest mass shooting in the United States. Six people – including three children aged 9 – were killed in the attack at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. 

Official data suggests guns are the leading cause of death for American children and teens - even more than car accidents. 

Researchers have recorded more than 130 mass shootings across the US so far this year. Their data suggests incidents have gone up significantly in recent years. The term “mass shooting” is generally understood to be incidents in which four or more people have been injured or killed. 

Meanwhile, the debate about gun violence in the US continues to be highly polarised. 

In this edition, we bring together those directly affected, who share the impact it has had on their lives. 

Abede Dasilva and Max Schachter discuss dealing with the aftermath of a shooting. Abede’s brother Akilah was killed in 2018 at a Waffle House restaurant, also in Tennessee. Max’s son, Alex, was one of 17 victims murdered in the Parkland School shooting in Florida in the same year. We also talk to Jennifer Hubbard, whose six-year-old daughter Catherine was murdered by a lone gunman at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

Two mothers also tell us how they talk to their children about gun violence and students in Tennessee send us messages about their protests against gun violence.

(Photo: Devon Stewart reacts with others during a memorial vigil for the victims of the Covenant Presbyterian Church school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 29 March 2023. Credit:JUSTIN RENFROE/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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