Ep 158: Rob Pincus on Youth Stats, ERPOs, and What Actually Saves Lives

Ep 158: Rob Pincus on Youth Stats, ERPOs, and What Actually Saves Lives

Author: Walk the Talk America September 25, 2025 Duration: 1:42:23
Mike and Kevin sit down with Rob Pincus to unpack two hot buttons that get thrown around online but are rarely explored with nuance: the “firearms are the #1 cause of death in youth” stat, and ERPOs/red flag laws. Rob shares what he sees inside a Tufts University led group that puts gun-rights and gun-control advocates in the same room to hammer out policy ideas for red states. We dig into how stats are framed, why education belongs in schools, what meaningful “wins” for responsib...

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