Suggested reading The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America, by Carol Anderson Policing the Second Amendment: Guns, Law Enforcement and the Politics of Race and Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy, by Jennifer Carlson Columbine, by Dave Cullen Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment, by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz The Cult of the Constitution, by Mary Anne Franks The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing, and Social Justice, by Staci Haines Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror and Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice, by Judith Herman Stand Your Ground: A History of America’s Love Affair with Lethal Self-Defense, by Caroline Light Reclaiming School in the Aftermath of Trauma: Advice based on Experience, ed. by Caroline Lunsford Mears The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, by David J. Morris (perhaps of special interest to military personnel and families) Proverbs of Ashes: Violence, Redemptive Suffering, and the Search for What Saves Us, by Rita Nakashima Brock & Rebecca Ann Parker Before the Badge: How Academy Training Shapes Police Violence, by Samantha J. Simon No Right to Remain Silent: The Tragedy at Virginia Tech, by Lucinda Roy The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth, by Elizabeth Williamson Resources to learn more about gun violence in the United States The Center for Gun Violence Solutions at Johns Hopkins is an excellent resource for data and research. Brady United Against Gun Violence offers information about ending family fire, stopping gun crime, the gun violence industry, and current data. The Trace is an independent newsroom devoted to policy analysis and reporting on gun violence. GVA is the Gun Violence Archive, a web site updated daily to reflect the horrific toll of gun violence death and injury. Survivors Empowered was founded by Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, whose daughter was murdered at a movie theater in 2012. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention offers models for conversation, volunteer opportunities, survivor and family support, and more.
