PBS telling truths about gun violence in America

On Dec. 14, 2012, Adam Lanza, a troubled 20-year-old armed with an assault rifle, shot and killed 27 people including 20 first-graders. This horrific massacre has sparked a heated debate about gun violence in America. /Image via AP


With all due respect to Big Bird, the crown jewel of America's Public Broadcasting System is journalism.

This week, PBS is airing After Newtown, a series of special reports on gun laws, mental illness and school security. After watching two of the Frontline special reports last night, I urge all of my fellow Americans and anyone overseas who is interested in the U.S. gun culture to watch these television programs. There is also a wealth of information available online at the link above.

PBS is providing a dispassionate, in-depth and highly professional examination of the key issues surrounding gun violence in America. It's free and literally available at your fingertips.

It's extremely hard to find this kind of unbiased information on the polarizing issue of gun violence anywhere else. I implore my fellow citizens: view this valuable information, educate yourself about aspects of the issues that are unfamiliar to you, draw your own conclusions, then contact your elected officials at all levels to help make sure effective measures are taken to rein in a problem that is killing and maiming thousands of Americans every year.