Kansas City Mayor calls for end to gun fetishization and culture of fear after shooting of Black teen.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas criticized the "fetishization" of guns and a "culture of fear and paranoia" propagated by some in the media and lawmakers after the shooting of a Black teen who went to the wrong home in the Missouri city. The shooting has sparked national attention and reignited debates over guns and race in the US. The 16-year-old victim survived the shooting and received support from President Biden. The incident has also sparked political divisions and debate over gun control and the politics of race.