# A Conversation About Guns **URL:** **By** Clark Neily, Trevor Burrus **Published:** June 17, 2022 --- Why are gun-targeting policies ineffective and impractical, and what can we do instead to stop gun violence, while still respecting everyone’s rights? ## FURTHER READING: Do you want to live in a world where guns are eliminated? In the wake of another rash of high profile mass shootings, Trevor sits down with Clark Neily, senior vice president for legal studies at the Cato Institute to discuss how the second amendment is not categorically distinct from others, the impact the war on drugs has had on gun control enforcement, and why gun deaths and gun homicides are two distinct issues.