Reducing Firearm-Related Harms
Authors: Charles Jessee
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2015)

Letters18 August 2015Reducing Firearm-Related HarmsCharles Jessee, PhDCharles Jessee, PhDFrom Crime Prevention Research Center, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L15-5125 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Beliefs abound in the debate on firearms and society, but one would hope that facts prevail in the academic literature on firearms and public health. Considering that firearms are a charged political issue, this is often not the case, as evidenced in Taichman and colleagues' editorial (1).Although the belief that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's funding restrictions eliminated firearms research is widely promoted, this myth is based on mass media coverage of a white paper published by a gun control organization (the former Mayors Against Illegal Guns, now Everytown for Gun Safety). The literature ...References1. Taichman DB, Laine C. Reducing firearm-related harms: time for us to study and speak out [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2015;162:520-1. [PMID: 25706587] doi:10.7326/M15-0428 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Lott JR Jr, Whitley JE. Myth: firearms research fell after the NRA restrictions on federal funding. Crime Prevention Research Center. 26 February 2014. Accessed at http://johnrlott.tripod.com/Did_Federal_Fund_Cuts_Really_Stop_Gun_Control_Research_Final.pdf on 16 July 2015. Google Scholar3. Weinberger SE, Hoyt DB, Lawrence HC, Levin S, Henley DE, Alden ER, et al. Firearm-related injury and death in the United States: a call to action from 8 health professional organizations and the American Bar Association. Ann Intern Med. 2015;162:513-6. [PMID: 25706470] doi:10.7326/M15-0337 LinkGoogle Scholar4. Lott JR Jr. The facts about assault weapons and crime. The Wall Street Journal. 17 January 2013. Accessed at www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323468604578245803845796068 on 16 July 2015. Google Scholar5. Lott JR Jr. The ‘40 percent' myth. National Review. 24 January 2013. Accessed at www.nationalreview.com/article/338735/40-percent-myth-john-lott on 16 July 2015. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Crime Prevention Research Center, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L15-0283. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoReducing Firearm-Related Harms: Time for Us to Study and Speak Out Darren B. Taichman , Christine Laine , and Reducing Firearm-Related Harms Christine Laine and Darren B. Taichman Reducing Firearm-Related Harms Christine Laine and Darren B. Taichman Metrics 18 August 2015Volume 163, Issue 4Page: 325KeywordsAssaultConflicts of interestCrimeDisclosureFire safetyFirearm injuriesPrevention, policy, and public healthResearch fundingResearch reporting guidelinesViolent crime ePublished: 18 August 2015 Issue Published: 18 August 2015 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2015 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...