[LISTEN] Smart Girl Politics: How Do We Solve the School Shooting Crisis?

By Kira Davis | 5:00 PM on May 11, 2019

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Law enforcement officers stand near the entrance to Great Mills High School, the scene of a shooting, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Great Mills. A student with a handgun shot two classmates inside the high school before he was fatally wounded during a confrontation with a school resource officer, a sheriff said.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Another tragic school shooting in the Denver area has everyone buzzing once again about the issues of gun violence and school safety. While statistically rare, school shootings are still a crushing tragedy and a community crisis.

Anger and accusations are flying around, but does anyone have any answers? How do we address the problem of school shootings? What steps can we and should we take to protect our kids while still preserving our civil rights? Can Americans ever have a productive conversation on such a sensitive issue?

This week we try to uncover some answers to some difficult questions.

But it’s not all heavy news. We’ll also get to some royal baby news, Met Gala favorites and quick hit stories of the day.

Enjoy the Smart Girl podcast as you run your errands or work around the house today, and don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes and leave us a comment.

Kira is an author, freelance writer and Editor-at-large for RedState. She has appeared on Fox News, OANN, The Blaze and The Dr. Phil Show. Kira is also a regular guest host at KABC radio in Los Angeles and occasionally fills in for The Dan Bongino Show. Her podcasts "Just Listen to Yourself" and The Kira Davis Show are heard by hundreds of thousands of listeners across the country and the globe. Kira lives in Southern California with her husband and two children. She is a dog person but has been known to tolerate cats from time to time.

Kira's new book, Drawling Lines: Why Conservatives Must Begin to Battle Fiercely In the Arena of Ideas launches January 25, 2023 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon.