After saying she would change "one word" in an email from a listener named Sean, Diane Rehm read the following text: “America: love it or leave it. Second amendment rules. Don't tread on me. There's a black man in the White House. Circle the wagons. We want our guns and our God. Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition."
Diane reads this email at the 8:10 minute mark of the audio file clickable above, or at http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-12-17/mass-shootings-and-their-effect-american-psyche
Mass Shootings And Their Effect On The American Psyche
In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., following a reported shooting there Friday, Dec. 14, 2012.
(AP Photo/Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks)
Reaction to Friday’s school shooting in Newtown, Conn., has been loud and swift. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on President Barack Obama to make gun control his No. 1 agenda. The dean of Washington’s National Cathedral said, “enough is enough ... the massacre of these 28 people in Connecticut is ... the last straw." A sense of helplessness and frustration is palpable across the nation. While many are calling for more controls on guns and ammunition, others say we must focus on creating a more accessible mental health system. They worry we aren’t doing enough to de-stigmatize treatment. Diane and her guests discuss the effects of mass shootings on the American psyche.
Guests
Ladd Everitt
director of communications at the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.
Daniel Webster
co-director of the Center for Gun Policy and Research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Dr. Alan Lipman
director of the Center for the Study of Violence and professor at the George Washington University Medical Center.
Dr. Jana Martin
clinical psychologist with 30 years of practice with children and families. Dr. Martin also leads public education efforts with the American Psychological Association.