Gun violence could be stopped with some simple measures

Shutterstock June has been designated “Gun Violence Awareness Month,” with June 1 st as “Gun Violence Awareness Day. The first day and throughout the month are intended to raise awareness of the estimated 96 people killed every day and the many more injured across the United States. We wear orange to symbolize the epidemic of gun violence ravaging the country. Throughout the month, organizations are planning educational efforts, voter registration drives, and mobilization activities. We currently live in a political climate in which national, state, and local governments are increasingly dismantling regulations for the benefit of the corporate sector’s bottom line rather than to better ensure the safety and health of the people. While no single or a combination of measures will completely eliminate firearms deaths and injuries, I have constructed a list of proposals to buck the current deregulation trend, intended to substantially diminish the plague of violence: Ban and criminalize the possession of semi-automatic and so-called “assault” weapons. Close loopholes such as buying a weapon at a gun show. Ban the purchase of firearms from those on the federal “no-fly” list, anyone convicted of domestic violence, and anyone who has a restraining order against them. Repeal the Dickey Amendment (passed by Congress in 1996 mandating that “none of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control”). The U.S. government must increase funding for research investigating the causes and solutions […]

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