Episode 13: Giving Gun Owners Their Seat at the Table

How do we get more gun owners involved in the fight against gun violence? What is the gun violence prevention movement doing wrong? To answer those questions, gun novice JJ is joined by two great gun owners: Kyleanne Hunter, VP of Programs at Brady, Marine veteran, and corgi owner; and Mark House, a New York city public school Principal and father. Together, they're trying to find a way for everyone to be included in the conversation on how to end gun violence.

Then, JJ dips into some unbelievable news--namely, why guns don't belong in schools--and the gun violence prevention wrap-ups move from Fridays to Mondays! What?! I know, I know, we're getting crazy around here.

In this episode, you'll learn:
...about the culture of gun ownership;
...why safe storage matters;
...what it's like dealing with the "new normal" of school shootings;
...how some gun owners respond to "common sense" gun laws;
...what it's like, being a gun owner who is involved with efforts to reduce and prevent gun violence;
and, what the gun violence movement is doing wrong.

Some of the links mentioned in this episode :
"End Family Fire."
"Gun Ownership."

For more information on Brady, follow us on social @Bradybuzz, or via our website at bradyunited.org. Full transcripts and bibliography available at bradyunited.org/podcast.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 
Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” Curby
Special thanks to Hogan Lovells, for their longstanding legal support 
℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and Brady

Your hosts:
In this episode of "Red, Blue and Brady," the podcast all about gun violence prevention, JJ (the podcast producer and co-host at Brady) is joined by Kyleanne Hunter and Mark House. As a Marine, Kyleanne’s actions in combat were awarded 7 Air-Strike Medals. She also served as the Marine Corps’ Legislative Liaison Officer to the House of Representatives and the military liaison for the House Democracy Partnership. A long time gun violence prevention advocate, she co-founded Vets for Gun Reform. Both she and JJ can be reached @bradybuzz. Mark House, meanwhile, is the Principal at the Community Health Academy of the Heights, CHAH, a public school serving the Northern Manhattan community since 2005.  In 2019,  CHAH was ranked by the New York Daily News as the 26th Best High School in New York City, as one of only five unscreened schools in the top 30, and was awarded a silver medal by U.S. News and World Report.

Support the show