Bridging the Divide on Firearm Policy is a coalition of stakeholders who represent many perspectives on firearms in America—gun owners, gun rights and Second Amendment activists, advocates for gun regulations, firearm dealers, firearm instructors, legislators; the list goes on. The goal of this coalition? To create a sustainable, broadly supported policy roadmap that improves gun violence prevention while protecting constitutional rights. On this episode of Policy Outsider, we explore the work of the group with Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium scholars Michael Siegel, the group's facilitator, and David Yamane, a member of the coalition.

Guests

• Michael Siegel, Professor, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
• David Yamane, Professor of Sociology, Wake Forest University
• Jaclyn Schildkraut, Executive Director, Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium, Rockefeller Institute of Government

Learn More

• Bridging the Divide on Firearm Policy
• Bridging the Divide on Firearm Policy — February 2026 Policy Proposals