Finally finally finally, the issue of gun violence will be front and center in a presidential election campaign. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions is a first-rate source of current evidence-based information on how gun violence affects public health, and offers risk-based solutions for how to turn the tide. If you need to quote information in your discussions with others, this is where to go. Also consider taking their free (modest price if you want a certificate) Coursera course, Reducing Gun Violence in America: Evidence for Change.
The Public Health Approach to Prevent Gun Violence
A public health approach to prevent gun violence brings together a range of experts across sectors—including researchers, advocates, legislators, community-based organizations, and others—in a common effort to develop, evaluate, and implement equitable, evidence-based solutions.