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Gun Violence
A Public Health Crisis

Summary

The U.S. witnessed an alarming string of multiple mass shootings in 2012. Among the deadliest in the country’s history was the recent rampage in an elementary school in Newtown, CT, where a gunman killed more than two dozen people, mostly children. He also killed his mother and himself. The Connecticut shooting prompted President Barack Obama to call for an end to such tragedies, but what policy changes can Americans realistically expect? This Forum event investigated the legal, political, and public health factors that could influence future efforts to prevent such massacres.

Part of: Policy Controversies.

Presented in Collaboration with Reuters

Background Articles

  • Comprehensive Public Health Approach Urged to Curb Gun Violence in U.S.
    HSPH Press Release
  • U.S. Mass Shootings in 2012
    The Washington Post
  • Harvard Injury Control and Research Center
    Harvard School of Public Health
  • Newtown, CT Tragedy
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods
    University of Michigan
  • Newtown, Conn., School Shootings
    New York Times

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Moderator

Scott Malone
Boston Bureau Chief, Reuters

Expert Participants

Laurence Tribe
Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School, and Carl M. Loeb University Professor

David Hemenway
Professor of Health Policy, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center

Felton Earls
Professor of Human Behavior and Development, Emeritus, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Professor of Social Medicine, Emeritus, Harvard Medical School

David King
Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, and Faculty Chair of Harvard’s Bi-Partisan Program for Newly Elected Members of the U.S. Congress

Event Resources

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