This article from the Journal of the American Medical Association offers food for thought! It compares the elements of strategy against gun violence to strategies used against other public health …
Gun Violence
Gun control packages filed
Rep. David Linsky has filed his gun control package. He did a lot of listening to get to the point of filing his bill, which does respond to a number …
Summarizing the Conversation through January 15
I’m very grateful to the dozens of people who have offered thoughts in this forum on gun violence. It is clear that at least one, and perhaps, several comprehensive anti-violence …
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Securing Schools without Guns: Lots of options, lots of work to be done locally.
I am very happy that legislators are ready to take up the issue of gun control. No one needs the massacre-in-seconds capability provided by assault weapons and large magazines. There …
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What can we do about gun violence in Massachusetts?
The conversation about gun violence has everyone’s attention as a result of the tragedy at Sandy Hook. A meeting last week in the State House members lounge drew well over …
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Reinstate the federal assault weapons ban
Aching for the Sandy Hook children and for the teachers who gave the last full measure of devotion trying to save them, many are asking once again what we can …
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