Reducing Gun Violence in America, Edited by Daniel W. Webster, ScD, MPH, and Jon S. Vernick, JD, MPH Foreword by Michael R. Bloomberg
Reducing Gun Violence in America, Edited by Daniel W. Webster, ScD, MPH, and Jon S. Vernick, JD, MPH Foreword by Michael R. Bloomberg
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Reducing Gun Violence in America
Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis

Author: Edited by Daniel W. Webster, ScD, MPH, and Jon S. Vernick, JD, MPH; Foreword by Michael R. Bloomberg

Narrator: Traber Burns

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2013

Categories: Nonfiction, Medical


Synopsis

Amid a growing consensus that the staggering toll of gun violence in the United States is an urgent public health issue, the Johns Hopkins Universitys Bloomberg School of Public Health has convened experts on gun policy and violence from the United States and selected other countries to summarize relevant research and its implications for policymakers and concerned citizens. Legal scholars weigh in on the constitutionality of recommended policies, and researchers present new data on public support for a wide array of policies designed to reduce gun violence. Collected for the first time in one volume, this reliable empirical research and legal analysis will inform the policy debate by helping lawmakers and opinion leaders identify the policy changes that are most likely to reduce gun violence in the United States. Researchers draw on new and existing studies on US gun policies to demonstrate both the weaknesses of current federal gun policies and the efficacy of various state laws designed to reduce firearm availability to high-risk groups. By analyzing scientific and legal data, the contributors provide evidence in support of enhanced regulation and oversight of licensed gun dealers, background checks for private sales, and purchaser licensing. Lessons from bans of assault weapons and of large-capacity magazines are considered, as is the promise of smart guns, which could be fired only by authorized users. Compelling case studies from Australia, Scotland, and Brazil demonstrate effective policy responses to gun violence that have led to significant reductions in gun-related deaths. The book concludes with data on public support for strengthening gun laws and Second Amendment considerations.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anthony on April 30, 2013

You can tell they hurried this but that doesn't mean it isn't worth the time to read. I was surprised by some of the facts, especially about how many suicides are gun related. We need to think about how to resolve gun violence and ownership issues and to not base law changes on poorly executed, knee......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on January 23, 2018

This book is a relatively comprehensive collection of scientific studies and some essays written by people responsible for writing and implementing public policy regarding firearm violence and the prevention of firearm violence. I am not going to lie this book is a heavy lift but it is detailed, wel......more

Goodreads review by Nick on June 18, 2017

A compiling of different research so dry at times but so informative it's worth reading if you want to know more about the gun debate.......more

Goodreads review by Michaela on March 14, 2014

Due to the fact that I was forced to read this book as a class requirement, I cannot say that I read it with an intent to enjoy it. There were several high points, namely articles detailing the gun control process in Brazil, Australia, and Great Britain, as well as the article on "smart-guns". Most......more

Goodreads review by Vurtqxyrfhujuy on May 08, 2018

While this book is an important addition to an informed discussion on gun policy, its written style can at times be overly generalized and lack some of the precision that the studies it discusses would include. I understand that this has to happen to a degree for it to be received by a non-specialis......more