Clip of the Week: Making Sense of America’s Culture of Gun Violence

We cannot turn on our tv’s or open our social media accounts without seeing the amount of blood shed that has occured in the United States alone. The amount of mass shootings happening across the nation is alarming, yet we have become accustomed to it. In May of 2019, twelve more innocent people were murdered in Virginia Beach. Gun violence is undeniable, but can we do something about it?

On this episode of Makilala TV host Cristina DC Pastor is joined by Erwin de Leon, a Policy Researcher and Academic; Cheryl Quinio-Blodgett, President Keenyo Consultants, LLC; and Lenn Almadin-Thornhill, Assignment Editor, CGTN America to discuss the mental health aspect behind owning a gun and past attacks.