The tragic massacre in Florida and Vermont's own near miss in Fair Haven emphasizes that we continue to be caught up in an epidemic of gun violence.
More than 33,000 people die in firearms-related incidences in the U.S. annually. In Vermont, 420 people died from gun-related violence from 2011 to 2016, many the result of domestic violence and suicide.
And yet, the same pattern repeats every time a tragedy occurs: Groups retreat to tired talking points that are created and promoted by vested interests.
What if we changed our perspective and moved this debate out of the political realm? What if we thought of gun violence in terms of a disease?...