America's school shooting crisis
What it will take to prevent school shootings. Drawing from several studies, Robin Kowalski outlines what is known about school shooters and shares several insights that could help avert future tragedies.
U.S. views on mass shootings and gun legislation. Most Americans are dissatisfied with the status quo of gun violence and want to do something about it. But there are serious divisions on the causes and the ability of legislation to reduce incidents. In 2019, William Galston and Clara Hendrickson looked at where the public stood.
Gun violence is America's true national security threat. "No other country has even half the number of gun deaths as the United States and to a nearly insurmountable degree, none come close to the number of firearms circulating and flowing within our borders. The United States is a significant outlier amidst the community of nations on this issue, and regardless of one's views on the Second Amendment, that alone should give every American pause," writes Brookings President John R. Allen.
