Matthew Lang: Addressing Gun Violence and The Debate on Gun Policy

In this episode, Professor of Economics Matthew Lang talks with a student from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about gun violence and gun control.About Matthew Lang:Professor Lang is an Associate Professor of Teaching at the University of California, Riverside. His research focuses on a variety of areas, including Applied Microeconomics, Mental Health, and Firearms sales.Learn more about Matthew Lang via https://sites.google.com/site/matthewdlang18/homePodcast Highlights:“The relationship between firearm access and suicide is significantly stronger in the research than firearm access and homicide.”-       Matthew Lang on the topic of the role mental health plays in gun violence. “COVID increased uncertainty...everyone was fearful and uncertain.”-       Matthew Lang on the topic of COVID and firearm sales.“As much as we talk about firearms as a  polarizing topic in policy...we think there's a massive partisan divide when it comes to firearms; I don't believe that. I don't think the overlap between gun rights and gun control is that far off. I think there's more overlap than media in general wants to admit.”-       Matthew Lang on the role media plays in the gun debate.Guest:Matthew Lang (Professor of Economics)Interviewer:Kevin Karami (UCR Public Policy Major, Dean’s Chief Ambassador)Music by:C Codainehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Xylo-Ziko/Minimal_1625https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Xylo-Ziko/PhaseCommercial Links:https://spp.ucr.edu/ba-mpphttps://spp.ucr.edu/mppThis is a production of the UCR School of Public Policy: https://spp.ucr.edu/Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the interviewers and guests alone and do not reflect the official positions of the UC Riverside School of Public Policy or the University of California, Riverside.Subscribe to this podcast so you don’t miss an episode. Learn more about the series and other episodes via https://spp.ucr.edu/podcast.