Gun Control Debate: Greenbelt Cafe Presents Account of Virginia Tech Shooting
The New Deal cafe will host its Reel and Meal event tonight. Locals can join the debate on gun control and find out how they can help.
Prince George's County residents will have the opportunity to chime in and learn more about the national gun control debate Monday night, when the New Deal Cafe in Greenbelt hosts a Reel and Meal event featuring "Living for 32." The movie is the account of a young survivor of the 2007 Virginia Tech mass shootings taking a lead on strengthening the nation's gun-control laws. Colin Goddard recently met with Vice President Joe Biden to discuss solutions for the nation's issue with gun violence and also has been working on the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The film was selected in the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Several other guest speakers will be in attendance:
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rodzzz
1:24 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Those studies you cited are very interesting, but flawed in their reliance on perception (e.g., people are prone to identifying themselves as the ‘victims’ and exaggerating the consequences if they didn’t respond). Still, they are helpful. I have no problem with the carry laws. My only point there is do they help reduce mass shootings? Maybe some, but I doubt most. But I don't think there is any … more ›