Jun 6, 2022 05:44 PM
https://phys.org/news/2022-06-gun-policy...pular.html
INTRO: While there are many factors contributing to the scourge of gun violence in the United States, one thing is clear: The data—and the majority of Americans—support laws that sensibly restrict access to firearms under certain conditions.
"We have evidence-based solutions that exist right now that are supported by the majority of Americans from a range of backgrounds and experiences," said Cassandra Crifasi, director of research and policy at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. "We have the tools, we have the support, and we need to act."
Crifasi and four of her colleagues from the Center for Gun Violence Solutions discussed the policies that are proven to decrease gun violence while also receiving significant public support during a virtual briefing Thursday hosted by Johns Hopkins University. They discussed topics including proven methods for reducing gun violence in schools, the intricacies of extreme risk protection orders, and the various effects gun laws have on democratic participation.
But they were united in presenting the facts supported by their gun policy research—particularly the demonstrated effectiveness of proposed policies, and their support among Americans.
Daniel Webster, co-director of the Center for Gun Violence Solutions and a longtime gun policy researcher and expert, began by describing laws that are proven to be ineffective at curbing gun violence and in fact demonstrably increase incidents of firearm fatalities and injuries. Laws that allow individuals to buy firearms despite recent histories of violence, for example, or allow the purchase of firearms by individuals under 21 "facilitate gun violence," he said. Similarly, laws allowing 18-year-olds to buy firearms increase suicides. Likewise, laws that enable people to carry a gun without training, background checks, or a license—so-called permitless carry laws—have been shown to increase violent crime.
But when laws are in place that restrict firearm purchases or remove firearms from individuals who pose a risk to others, gun deaths decrease... (MORE - details)
RELATED (skeptical view): Science magazine jumps politically into the gun-control debate
https://youtu.be/6sX5w1gkXwE
INTRO: While there are many factors contributing to the scourge of gun violence in the United States, one thing is clear: The data—and the majority of Americans—support laws that sensibly restrict access to firearms under certain conditions.
"We have evidence-based solutions that exist right now that are supported by the majority of Americans from a range of backgrounds and experiences," said Cassandra Crifasi, director of research and policy at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. "We have the tools, we have the support, and we need to act."
Crifasi and four of her colleagues from the Center for Gun Violence Solutions discussed the policies that are proven to decrease gun violence while also receiving significant public support during a virtual briefing Thursday hosted by Johns Hopkins University. They discussed topics including proven methods for reducing gun violence in schools, the intricacies of extreme risk protection orders, and the various effects gun laws have on democratic participation.
But they were united in presenting the facts supported by their gun policy research—particularly the demonstrated effectiveness of proposed policies, and their support among Americans.
Daniel Webster, co-director of the Center for Gun Violence Solutions and a longtime gun policy researcher and expert, began by describing laws that are proven to be ineffective at curbing gun violence and in fact demonstrably increase incidents of firearm fatalities and injuries. Laws that allow individuals to buy firearms despite recent histories of violence, for example, or allow the purchase of firearms by individuals under 21 "facilitate gun violence," he said. Similarly, laws allowing 18-year-olds to buy firearms increase suicides. Likewise, laws that enable people to carry a gun without training, background checks, or a license—so-called permitless carry laws—have been shown to increase violent crime.
But when laws are in place that restrict firearm purchases or remove firearms from individuals who pose a risk to others, gun deaths decrease... (MORE - details)
RELATED (skeptical view): Science magazine jumps politically into the gun-control debate
https://youtu.be/6sX5w1gkXwE