Second Opinion
Physicians continue to let the NRA know that #ThisIsOurLane
Earlier this month the NRA admonished doctors to “stay in their lane” when it comes to issues regarding guns and gun violence.
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From Other Nonprofit Media
Five first responders to the Pulse massacre. One diagnosis: PTSD.
“My head’s still not right,” said one paramedic who responded to the Pulse nightclub shooting two years ago. He and some other responders say their departments haven’t given them the help they need.
Community Voices
Assault rifles were banned in the U.S. for 10 years; 2nd Amendment rights were not curtailed
Let’s be clear: Assault rifles are not used for hunting. Assault rifles are not used for protection. Assault rifles are designed for the military.
Community Voices
Preventing gun violence requires a comprehensive public-health approach
It is not about partisan politics. It isn’t just about stopping the next mass shooting. It is about everyday action to save the lives of the people we love.
Community Voices
Florida students: Overnight, they became the conscience of a nation
These kids immediately grasped their moral authority, their massive megaphone and their outsized footprint in history.
Community Voices
How to stop violence in places of worship
What both mega and small places of worship have in common is entry and exit points that can be controlled and staff and volunteers who can be trained.
Eric Black Ink
In wealthy nations of the Western world, U.S. leads, by far, in gun homicides
On an average day, 27 people die by gunshot homicide in the United States.
Second Opinion
Children are more likely to play with real guns after watching a violent movie, study finds
Almost 60 percent of U.S. households with guns do not keep them locked up — even though most unintentional shootings of children happen at home.
Second Opinion
Nearly 1,300 children die from gunshot wounds in U.S. each year
Another 5,790 are treated each year for gunshot-related injuries, wounds that leave many of the children disabled for life.
Second Opinion
Gun violence is severely understudied compared to other causes of death, study finds
When measured by the number of research papers published, gun violence is the least researched major cause of death in the U.S.