Every school aged child in america goes to school and is told that this kind of thing could happen. Research suggests that these drills increase anxiety and fear among children who experience them, and sometimes cause more harm than good. What do the parents who survived school shooting tell their kids when they send them to school in the morning? If you have questions about gun control or the second amendment, we have a listener hot line you can call. Eve us a message. We will listen.
Vox’s Marin Cogan, who lived through a school shooting herself, explains why she hasn’t given up on a solution to our gun problem yet.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Victoria Chamberlin edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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