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What Families Need to Know about How to Safely Store Firearms at Home
Guns have been identified as the leading cause of death for children in the United States, making ongoing discussions about firearm safety especially important. Kerri ...
Why does Alabama have more gun deaths than New York? UConn expert explains.
Only five million people live in Alabama, but the state has the fourth highest firearms death rate in the country. In 2021, the state had 26.4 firearm ...
Annual Healthy Georgia Report from Augusta University shows state’s health care wins along with areas to improve
Augusta University’s second annual Healthy Georgia Report has been released, offering a snapshot of health in the Peach State as compared to not only ...
Politics, policy and public safety: Experts explain why a popular Atlanta festival was canceled
A sad tune is being hummed in Atlanta, where it was announced the popular annual Music Midtown festival is not happening, possibly in part due ...
'Good Guys With Guns May Be Heroes—But They're Not Our Solution '
Each tragic event mass shooting dominates the news cycle, leaving the public grieving -- and demanding answers and solutions. But while an armed gunman in ...
Reuters looks at how an increase in mass shooting incidents is affecting insurance rates
Reuters talked with a number of insurance providers to determine if increased gun violence in the United States has caused any ripples in the insurance ...
Tulane trauma experts available to discuss mass school killing in Uvalde,Texas
Charles Figley is the Dr. Paul Kurzwek Distinguished Chair and Professor of Disaster Mental Health at the Tulane University School of Social Work and is ...
Gun violence expert on Biden gun violence plan
Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society, is available for analysis on President Biden's gun violence plan. A ...
Could Smarter Guns Be the Key To Stopping Mass Shootings and Other Violence?
“Gun violence in this country is an epidemic, and it’s an international embarrassment,” President Biden recently said. At least 45 mass shootings have occurred in ...
The aftermath of a mass shooting in America
Last week America was shocked by two major mass shooting events in a week. Almost 20 people were killed and so many more will suffer the ...