Three states that come top of mind for us in our centre are connecticut, washington state and california. And these are states that have been putting policies into place, using data and evidence to drive their policy change. Well let's go through m one by one, starting with California. So for ample, their age to purchase a long gun from a license dealer is 21. They have extreme risk protection orders that allow a wide range of individuals to petition othe court to temporarily remove firearms. Also have large capacity magazine bands. Raising the minimum age is associated with reductions in suicide among young people.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says tougher gun laws wouldn’t have stopped the Uvalde shooter. He’s wrong.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Dominguez, engineered by Paul Mounsey and Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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