The Psychological Ripple Effects of Mass Shootings
NOVANEWS
By Karin Kamp, Moyers & Company
A woman pauses at a makeshift memorial on the south end of the Las Vegas Strip, October 6, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada. On October 1, Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival, killing 58 people and injuring more than 450. (Photo: Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
The latest mass shooting in America -- the largest in modern history -- has us once again questioning the role of guns in our society and our willingness to allow weapons and ammunition to proliferate throughout. Until Sunday, when a gunman opened fire in Las Vegas and killed 59 people and wounded hundreds more, the deadliest mass shooting happened in June 2016 at an Orlando nightclub, leaving 49 dead and many injured. Since then, there ...