Priorities for research to reduce the threat of firearm-related violence
By: Committee on Priorities for a Public Health Research Agenda to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence ; Executive Office Institute of Medicine ; Committee on Law and Justice ; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; Alan I. Leshner, Bruce M. Altevogt, Arlene F. Lee, Margaret A. McCoy, and Patrick W. Kelley, Editors
Contributors: Leshner, Alan I.; Altevogt, Bruce M.; Lee, Arlene F.; McCoy, Margaret A.; Kelley, Patrick W.; National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Law and Justice; Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 113
Subjects: Gunshot Wounds; Prevention & control; Firearms; Legislation & jurisprudence; Violence; Firearms and crime; Research; Firearms ownership; Prevention
Description: Individuals use firearms legally for a variety of activities, including recreation, self-protection, and work. However, firearms can also be used to intimidate, coerce, or carry out threats of violence. Fatal and nonfatal firearm violence poses a serious threat to the safety and welfare of the American public. Although violent crime rates have declined in recent years, the U.S. rate of firearm-related deaths is the highest among industrialized countries. In 2010, incidents in the U.S. involving firearms injured or killed more than 105,000 Americans, of which there were twice as many nonfatal firearm-related injuries (73,505) than deaths. Nonfatal violence often has significant physical and psychological impacts, including psychological outcomes for those in proximity to individuals who are actually injured and die from gun violence. The recent, highly publicized, tragic mass shootings in Newtown, Connecticut; Aurora, Colorado; Oak Creek, Wisconsin; and Tucson, Arizona, have sharpened the public's interest in protecting our children and communities from the effects of firearm violence. In January 2013, President Obama issued 23 executive orders directing federal agencies to improve knowledge of the causes of firearm violence, the interventions that might prevent it, and strategies to minimize its public health burden. One of these executive orders noted that "[i]n addition to being a law enforcement challenge, firearm violence is also a..." For the purposes of this report, the terms "firearm violence," "gun violence," and "firearm-related violence" refer to morbidity and mortality associated with the possession and use of firearms. Firearms use a propellant or powder charge to fire a projectile and are distinct from other guns, such as BB, pellet, and other airsoft guns.
Notes: "PREPUBLICATION COPY: UNCORRECTED PROOFS."

Dr. Jerome Barondess was on the reviewing committee.

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Table of contents: title: Summary; title: Introduction; title: Research Design and Data: An Overarching Issue; title: Charactieristics of Firearm Violence; title: Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Firearm-Related Violence; title: Firearm Violence Prevention and Other Interventions; title: Impact of Gun Safety Technology; title: Video Games and Other Media; title: Appendixes.