‘The hundreds of millions of firearms already in American homes are not subject to rules regulating sales, but they will play a role in future homicides, suicides and unintentional shootings’
Credit: (Raymond Clinkscale, Rutgers School of Public Health)
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On the three-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, President Biden announced that he wants Congress to pursue several pieces of legislation, including universal background checks. The recent tragedies in Atlanta and Boulder, Colorado, have amplified this call for action.
In New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration has made firearm safety a priority, facilitating two firearm-focused legislative packages and creating the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center. Even still, New Jersey cities have seen a surge in shootings over the past year, with Black and brown communities being disproportionally impacted.
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Firearm owners listen most to law enforcement and military members, Rutgers study finds Law enforcement and those in the military, rather than doctors.
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Law enforcement and those in the military, rather than doctors and celebrities, are the most preferred messengers on firearm safety, a Rutgers study found.
The findings, published in the journal
Preventive Medicine, can help communicate the importance of safe firearm storage and reduce the rate of suicides, Rutgers researchers say. We know that safe firearm storage is a key component to suicide prevention, but that belief is not widespread among firearm owners, said lead author Michael Anestis, executive director of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center and an associate professor of Urban-Global Public Health at Rutgers School of Public Health. No matter how clear the message is, if it is being delivered by the wrong person, it is not going to have the desired effect.