Gun Violence – Page 2 – Policy Prescriptions

Gun Owners Agree on Common Sense Laws

Posted onSeptember 29, 2018September 29, 2018AuthorBich-May Nguyen, MD, MPH

One survivor from the recent Jacksonville, Florida shooting, Drini Gjoka, tweeted, “I will never take anything for granted ever again. Life can be cut short in a second.” In mere moments, healthy people can suddenly become injured, disabled, or die from gun violence. Researchers Continue Reading …

Policy Brief: Gun Violence

Posted onJuly 4, 2018July 8, 2018AuthorCedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

Download our Gun Violence brief & learn about 3 policies that you can support right now that will save lives.

Gun Owners Don’t Want Guns in School

Posted onMarch 24, 2018March 17, 2018AuthorJosé Dominguez

In the aftermath of the shootings in San Antonio , Las Vegas, and Florida, gun violence and calls for solutions addressing it have again featured heavily in the media. Sadly, deaths from gun violence have become so frequent in the Continue Reading …

Some States Issue a License to Kill

Posted onFebruary 17, 2018January 27, 2018AuthorBich-May Nguyen, MD, MPH

After the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting just over five years ago, the executive vice presidents of the National Rifle Association (NRA) Wayne LaPierre said, “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy Continue Reading …

“Hands Up, Don’t Shoot”

Posted onAugust 23, 2017November 4, 2017AuthorHannah Abrams

Since Michael Brown’s death in 2014, fatal police shootings, and in particular fatal police shootings of both armed and unarmed Black men, have resurfaced as a critical issue in the national conversation on policing and gun violence. The discourse includes Continue Reading …