Quote:SALT LAKE CITY — Gun violence in America is a wicked, complex problem, and trying to curb it requires an inward look at the culture and policies surrounding firearms, while avoiding alienating law-abiding, nonviolent gun owners.

Simply put — "guns are normal and normal people use guns," said David Yamane, a sociology professor at Wake Forest University.

Yamane was one of five Deseret Elevate panelists who spoke before a diverse group of politicians, academics, public safety officials, community leaders and education experts who convened at the University of Utah's Thomas S. Monson Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday to talk about gun violence.