Brady President, Kris Brown, Discusses Current Policy Efforts to Curb Gun Violence (June 23rd)
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Listen Now US gun violence is, in one word, obscene. It is widely considered an epidemic, even the always cautious AMA termed it a "public health crisis" in 2016. Through the first five months of this year there were 148 mass shootings that killed or wounded nearly 750 individuals. It is worth repeating comments I made in April 2018 to introduce Dr. Al-Abga (whom treated victims of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting). US gun deaths are 96 times higher than in Japan, 55 times higher than in the UK, 32 times higher than in Germany. Gun violence is particularly common in schools. Since 2000 there have been over 200 shootings in over 40 states at elementary, middle, high schools and at colleges and universities. Research suggests gun violence is explained largely by one fact: gun prevalence. The US makes up less than 5% of the world's population but owns nearly 45 percent the world's guns, or 300 million that one-third of Americans’ possess. Ownership is, for example, 150 times higher than in Japan. This fact largely explains why guns used to commit homicides far exceeds other developed countries. US gun homicides are 471 times more prevalent than in the UK. As for whether mental health issues explain US gun violence, the rate of severe mental disorders in the US is no greater than in comparative countries.
Brady President, Kris Brown, Discusses Current Policy Efforts to Curb Gun Violence (June 23rd)
Brady President, Kris Brown, Discusses…
Brady President, Kris Brown, Discusses Current Policy Efforts to Curb Gun Violence (June 23rd)
Listen Now US gun violence is, in one word, obscene. It is widely considered an epidemic, even the always cautious AMA termed it a "public health crisis" in 2016. Through the first five months of this year there were 148 mass shootings that killed or wounded nearly 750 individuals. It is worth repeating comments I made in April 2018 to introduce Dr. Al-Abga (whom treated victims of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting). US gun deaths are 96 times higher than in Japan, 55 times higher than in the UK, 32 times higher than in Germany. Gun violence is particularly common in schools. Since 2000 there have been over 200 shootings in over 40 states at elementary, middle, high schools and at colleges and universities. Research suggests gun violence is explained largely by one fact: gun prevalence. The US makes up less than 5% of the world's population but owns nearly 45 percent the world's guns, or 300 million that one-third of Americans’ possess. Ownership is, for example, 150 times higher than in Japan. This fact largely explains why guns used to commit homicides far exceeds other developed countries. US gun homicides are 471 times more prevalent than in the UK. As for whether mental health issues explain US gun violence, the rate of severe mental disorders in the US is no greater than in comparative countries.