The Only Way Out is Through: Taking on Gun Suicide at SHOT Show

In this special episode of Guns Unpacked, Alex and Jenny, accompanied by BRIDGS colleague Dr. Callie Cleckner, attend SHOT Show, the National Shooting Sports Foundation's annual trade show in Las Vegas, to explore an unlikely topic: gun suicide. The SHOT show is the largest event of its kind in the world, featuring over 19 acres of exhibits showcasing the latest products from firearms manufactures and related industries. The Guns Unpacked team was there covering a SHOT Show event that had never been held before: a town hall on gun suicide prevention. In considering the gun industry's increasingly prominent efforts on this issue, Alex and Jenny consider a series of difficult questions: what role can or should those who make a living selling firearms play in preventing gun suicide? How should activists in the gun suicide prevention space orient themselves toward the firearms community? How can the vital work of gun suicide prevention navigate the seemingly intractable political divides of our gun debate? The Guns Unpacked Team confronts these difficult questions as they wrestle with the devastating impact of a gun suicide that hit much closer to home. Urgently political and deeply personal, this arresting narrative episode is one that every American needs to hear.