DETROIT – Last week marked the one year anniversary of the deadly mass shooting at Michigan State University.
There were no classes on Tuesday because the shooting still feels very fresh in the minds of many. And, yet, it is so routine. The U.S. is averaging a mass shooting every day so far this year. The day after the MSU anniversary, gunfire broke out in Kansas City where people had gathered to celebrate the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win.
We are in the middle of a very key election year, and as I was texting with my many friends and family in Kansas City, it dawned on me that while we’ve heard plenty of stump talk about immigration and Ukraine and Russia and electric vehicles, I don’t know that I’ve heard the candidates talk about what we’re going to do about America’s mass shooting problem.
Maybe we’re just throwing up our hands? Maybe that will change as we move along the campaign trail? A trail that is still without a great map to follow in Michigan. We’ll discuss the struggle to create new voting districts in the state and we’ll talk with three members of the redistricting commission.
We’ll also talk about a couple of interesting political developments this week. Former Detroit police chief James Craig has dropped out of the U.S. Senate race, despite being one of the leaders in our latest poll.
And early on, the home quarantine advice was 10 days if you had COVID. Then it went to five. Now, another change is coming. What does that tell us about life with COVID in 2024?
You can watch the Feb. 18, 2024, episode of Flashpoint in the video player above.