Depending on what side of the debate you’re on, the total number of people killed by firearms each year in the US is between 30,000 and 40,000 people with about half being suicides.  When it comes to these deaths, the anti-gun crowd is always too quick to blame firearms and the pro-gun crowd is always quick to blame mental health. 

If we want to get more people on the pro-firearm side, we can’t simply brush aside these deaths as mental health problems and move one.  To help discuss how we can do this appropriately, we’ve invited Michael Sodini with Walk the Talk America on the show.

Topics and Questions Addressed in this Episode

How Walk the Talk America began

How the self-diagnostic tools on their website were developed and can be utilized.

Is there a way to effectively distinguish between people who need help and those who don’t?

What are some of the stigmas that their organization fights regarding both mental health and firearms?

How can a person restrict access to a firearms, without nullifying their ability to quick access?

Are gun control laws framed as providing people with mental health effective (red flag laws, reporting mental health treatment, comprehensive mental health checks before obtaining a firearm).

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