
He was Almost a School Shooter. What Stopped Him?
Clip: 7/22/2022 | 19m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
Aaron Stark discusses America's gun violence epidemic.
Aaron Stark provides a unique perspective on America’s gun violence epidemic: inside the mind of a potential school shooter. He was stopped from committing that horrific act 25 years ago, when he was a teenager, and he explains why in an article for The Washington Post. Today, he’s a mental health advocate and joins Michel Martin to discuss his past and what can be done to prevent these attacks.
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He was Almost a School Shooter. What Stopped Him?
Clip: 7/22/2022 | 19m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
Aaron Stark provides a unique perspective on America’s gun violence epidemic: inside the mind of a potential school shooter. He was stopped from committing that horrific act 25 years ago, when he was a teenager, and he explains why in an article for The Washington Post. Today, he’s a mental health advocate and joins Michel Martin to discuss his past and what can be done to prevent these attacks.
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