The Great American Gun Violence Lottery

Authors

Erin Ryan

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

Reflecting on the one-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, this very short essay compares the experience of gun violence in America to the dystopian game of chance in Shirley Jackson’s classic American short story, "The Lottery." With references to the role of Constitutional law, media consumption, and cultural change, it urges an available, common-sense middle ground on gun policy. The essay was first published by the American Constitution Society (Dec. 17, 2013) and later appeared in the Huffington Post (Dec. 20, 2013).

Comments

The essay was first published by the American Constitution Society (Dec. 17, 2013) and later appeared in the Huffington Post (Dec. 20, 2013).

Faculty Biography

https://law.fsu.edu/faculty-staff/erin-ryan

Recommended Citation

Erin Ryan, The Great American Gun Violence Lottery (2013),
Available at: https://ir.law.fsu.edu/articles/696