Risk Factors That Lead To Gun Violence and Gun Fight: The Battle Over The Right To Bear Arms In America

This Week We Replay Two Interviews From Last Year Dealing With the Risks and Rights of Gun Ownership. RISK FACTORS THAT LEAD TO GUN VIOLENCE Does hunger lead to the kind of desperate situations where violence seems the only solution? Does the machismo male image prevent some men to refuse to back down in a confrontation or even lead them into confrontation? Can collaborative community programs change the culture of violence in our community. At this fall's conference on Gun violence at the Kaufman Foundation, Dr Jean McCabe spoke about how poverty, hunger and prevailing gender roles can lead to violent behavior. Host Melvin Merritt talks with Dr Jean McCabe about these issues and more. Dr. Jean McCabe is a Licensed Psychologist and a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. Dr. McCabe was on faculty with UMKC for ten years, where she developed and directed the Community Counseling Center. Previous to that, she was Associate Director of Psychological Counseling Services at Catholic Charities. She has also been employed in federal law enforcement, including the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and was a Federal Probation & Parole officer. For the past 20 years, Dr. McCabe has been engaged in full time private practice…