Recanati-Kaplan Talks

Gun Violence in America: Disinformation and the Battle for the Truth

Ryan Busse and Oren Segal with Elizabeth Williamson, moderator

Jun 14, 2022

What should we do about gun violence in America? Why do mass shootings happen here more than anywhere else? How can we move past the deadlock in Congress? A crucial first step is to separate the truth from the misinformation and conspiracy theories that surround events like the Buffalo and Uvalde shootings.

New York Times reporter Elizabeth Williamson, author of Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for the Truth, moderates a clear-eyed conversation with experts Ryan Busse, former firearms executive and author of Gunfight: My Battle Against the Industry that Radicalized America and Oren Segal, Vice President of the ADL’s Center on Extremism. Join them to explore the dangerous impacts of disinformation on mass shootings, gun-related conspiracy theories that target victims and stall progress, how we got to the state we’re in, and how we can move forward.

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