So far in the year 2015, there have been 336 days and 354 mass shootings, defined as four or more victims, including the shooter. As a country, the United States has seen a mass shooting nearly every day, on average.
With a 24-hour news cycle on television, radio, online and on social media, our exposure to violence has intensified across the country. For parents with young children, this presents a unique new problem: How do you approach the issue of guns with your kids?
Art Caplan is Head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center ad the co-host of the Everyday Ethics podcast. He joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan on Boston Public Radio to discuss the impact of violence in the media on children, the role of doctors, and gun violence across the country after the shooting in San Bernardino, California this week.
Medical Ethicist Art Caplan is Head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center ad the co-host of the Everyday Ethics podcast. To hear more of his interview with BPR, click on the audio link above.
