Legal Strategies for Reducing Gun Violence

Panelists discussed various legal avenues for reducing gun violence – from legislative reform to executive action to litigation. Panelists discussed effective strategies for addressing the proliferation of guns that are used to cause harm in communities throughout the United States. They also discussed the research and data on what works to reduce gun violence as well as political and practical challenges to implementing reforms.
Moderator: Cheryl Thompson, Senior Editor, Station Investigations and Investigative Correspondent, NPR/Professor, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs/Past President and Chairperson IRE

Panelists:
Chris Munsey, Deputy City Attorney, City of Los Angeles
Esther Sanchez-Gomez, Litigation Director, Giffords Law Center
Jennifer Mascia, Senior News Writer and Founding Staffer, The Trace
Kerri Raissian, Director, University of Connecticut Center for Advancing Research, Methods, and Scholarship (ARMS) in Gun Injury Prevention