PHOENIX, Arizona — In the days following the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk , Americans are expressing deep unease about the country — and its social fabric.

A new PBS survey shows That’s a jump of more than 10% from the same time last year.

As the country grapples with division, 12News revisited the archives to find a special panel discussion we aired in 2012 — a conversation that took place after another political tragedy: the 2011 mass shooting that wounded Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and killed six, including 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green.

What we found wasn’t just a moment in time; it was a message that still speaks powerfully today.

Teens talked about civility, then lived through a decade of change

In 2012, a group of Arizona high schoolers wa

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