Well done @jonstewart @TheProblem:
YES individuals are the problem
YES hatred is the problem
YES poverty & racism are the problem
But YES guns in the hands of people who want to hurt themselves or others is, most of all, the problem.
#gunviolence is a #publichealth problem.
YES individuals are the problem
YES hatred is the problem
YES poverty & racism are the problem
But YES guns in the hands of people who want to hurt themselves or others is, most of all, the problem.
#gunviolence is a #publichealth problem.
https://twitter.com/TheProblem/status/1631610370887491584
There are lots of ways to change this.
One very important way: recognizing risk & acting on it.
This can be done BEFORE or AFTER someone has a gun. It can be done by family members, friends, healthcare providers, or (last ditch option) law enforcement.
acpjournals.org/doi/full/10.73…
One very important way: recognizing risk & acting on it.
This can be done BEFORE or AFTER someone has a gun. It can be done by family members, friends, healthcare providers, or (last ditch option) law enforcement.
acpjournals.org/doi/full/10.73…
Another very important way: reducing the risk before it gets to an emergency stage.
This is about structural change. Teaching conflict resolution. Reducing substance use. And more.
theatlantic.com/health/archive…
This is about structural change. Teaching conflict resolution. Reducing substance use. And more.
theatlantic.com/health/archive…
A third very important way: making sure that people with a history of harming others, can't get guns. This is about policy and enforcement.
By reducing gun trafficking.
By reducing gun thefts.
By preventing access for those with, say, a history of #domesticviolence.
Etc.
By reducing gun trafficking.
By reducing gun thefts.
By preventing access for those with, say, a history of #domesticviolence.
Etc.
At the end of the day, the most important thing is to make sure that someone who wants to shoot someone cannot do so. 🤷♀️
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