Derek Williams Civil Right Lawsuit, National Politics Roundup, Are “Good Guys With Guns” The Answer To Gun Violence?

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Some gun advocates argue that the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a “good guy with a gun,” but our guest says the issue isn’t that simple. A state sociologist looks at the effects of pushing for more good guys with guns. We also get the latest on the biggest news out of Washington D.C., and five years after he died in the custody of Miwlaukee police, the family of Derek Williams has filed a civl rights lawsuit.

Featured in this Show

  • Family Of Derek Williams Files A Civil Rights Lawsuit

    Five years after Derek Williams died while being arrested by Milwaukee police, lawyers filed a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of his children and their mother. We find out what this means in light of previous investigations and inquiries that did not fault the police.

  • This Week In Washington – July 6, 2016

    Harry Enten, senior political writer and analyst for FiveThirtyEight, joins Central Time for our weekly look at the most pressing issues in national politics.

  • Guest Says A Good Guy With A Gun Isn't The Answer To Mass Shootings

    The mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando in June sparked a national conversation about gun rights in the U.S. Many people who support the right to carry a gun said that a good guy with a gun could have prevented the violence that happened in Orlando and in other mass shooting scenarios. Our guest breaks down this argument and says a good guy with a gun isn’t the answer.

Episode Credits

  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Judith Siers-Poisson Host
  • Judith Siers-Poisson Producer
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
  • Amanda Magnus Producer
  • Chuck Quirmbach Guest
  • Harry Enten Guest
  • Angela Stroud Guest

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