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All posts tagged "gun violence opinion"
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1.0KGuest Opinion EssayTeen shooters should be judged as teens, not adults
Few among us are oblivious to the suffering that results from certain crimes committed by youthful offenders. As researchers and citizens, we...
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssayEffective anti-violence efforts are trauma-informed
The past couple of years have been some of the deadliest for many major U.S. cities. Murder rates have spiked and gun...
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayReturning to pre-pandemic activity raises Asian American fears of anti-Asian gun violence
Going on outdoor walks without a mask. Hopping on a Washington, D.C. Metro train without holding my breath. Meeting friends at restaurants...
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4.3KGuest Opinion EssayElevating equity and community voice beyond the pandemic
UPDATE: New video added — Over the last eighteen months, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to tectonic shifts in the ways our...
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayTime For Marginalized Communities to Do Their Own Talking, Privileged to Step Back
March on Washington, August 1963, 250,000 people. Women’s March, January 2017, 7 million people, worldwide. March for Our Lives, March 2018, 2...
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3.9KGuest Opinion EssayMassachusetts Must Focus On Root Causes Of Gun Violence: Racial, Economic Disparity
The year 2020 will be remembered as a year of great upheaval in the United States, with so many lives and communities...
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayMore Than a Public Health Crisis, Gun Violence Is an Emergency
There have been calls to declare gun violence a public health crisis. I would agree with this statement, which largely speaks to...
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayHow To Address The Growing Crisis Of Youth Firearm Suicide
SUZANNE TUCKER/SHUTTERSTOCK Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people in the United States. More children and teens die...
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayWhat a Biden-Harris Administration Means For Gun Violence Epidemic
Although public health experts have rightly been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic this year, America has been in the grips of another...
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssayTo Help Suicide Risks, Autistic Youth, We Need Better Laws, Police Training
After losing my son Jonah to firearm suicide in 2016, I speak with groups (temporarily online) about why safe storage bills, such...
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayOur Maryland Coalition Supports Evidence-based Programs For Black, Brown Communities
Gun violence in Maryland disproportionately impacts young Black and brown men and, increasingly, women. Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence has led the...
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayGun Violence Can Be Reduced With Incremental Changes, As With Car Safety
Flash forward to today. Death by gun violence has surpassed motor vehicle deaths nationwide, and mass shootings are an everyday occurrence. There...
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1.3KGuest Opinion EssayFor Community Policing to Work, We Need Investment, Stronger Partnerships
Since COVID-19 hit, communities like New York City's East Harlem have been dealing with multiple diseases: a deadly virus, the ongoing effects...
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2.1KGuest Opinion EssayWe Know What Truly Works for Gun Violence Prevention and Invest In It
ESTONES TENKA/SHUTTERSTOCK More than 115,000 Americans will be shot and 40,000 will die from gun violence this year alone — just like...
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayPublic Health Approach Can Help Prevent Firearm Injury, Death In Youth
September usually marks the return to school, with teachers setting up classrooms and youth headed off on a new year of learning...
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayGun Industry Must Be Held Accountable for Gun Violence
The national debate about gun violence in the United States generally falls into familiar patterns. We express shock and horror at acts...
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1.2KGuest Opinion EssayWhat Surge in Juvenile Homicide Means And What To Do About It
The U.S. Department of Justice recently released two statistical reports that appear to stand in contrast. A report released in June of...
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayTime to Invest In Our Communities, Proven Solutions to Gun Violence
Three months ago, the entire nation was rocked by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. In the weeks since his...
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2.3KGuest Opinion EssayAdvance Peace Change Agents Already Interrupting Epidemics Every Day in Neighborhood
Fresh shell casings are still scattered in the streets. Multiple sets of dice are still rolling like rocks in an avalanche. Bottles...
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssayWe Need to Take Care of Each Other After COVID-19 Too
The Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) in Richmond, Calif., is a non-law enforcement governmental agency whose sole purpose is to reduce gun...
