Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence (2013) / Chapter Skim
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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.
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The evidence generated by implementing a public health research agenda can enable the development of sound policies that support both 2 The CDC Foundation's support originated from The Annie E Casey Foundation, The California Endowment, The California Wellness Foundation, The Joyce Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and one anonymous donor.
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FIREARM-RELATED VIOLENCE AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE The public health field focuses on problems that are associated with significant levels of morbidity and mortality. The complexity and frequency of firearm-related violence combined with its impact on the health and safety of the nation's residents make it a topic of considerable public health importance and suggest that a public health approach should be incorporated into the strategies used to prevent future harm and injuries.
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Characterize differences in nonfatal and fatal gun use across the United States. RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS The risk posed by guns is affected by a number of modifiable and unmodifiable factors, ranging from how securely guns are stored to complex society-, community-, situational-, and individual-level predictors.
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Successful interventions to reduce firearm-related injuries, as with many other examples in public health,
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Understanding differences among subpopulations with access to guns and targeting interventions to their particular risk factors may confer a public health benefit. For example, alcohol use is attributed with increased levels of firearm-related violence.
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Additionally, although communities, schools, and campuses have developed myriad safety plans, there is very little information available about their effectiveness. The committee identified the following key research topics as priorities for research on prevention and other interventions.
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This includes improving understanding about factors that promote consumer adoption of gun technologies and identifying lessons learned from public health successes across states and countries. The committee identified the following key research topics as priorities for research on gun safety technology.
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Basic information about gun possession, distribution, ownership, acquisition, and storage is lacking. No single database captures the number, locations, and types of firearms and firearm owners in the United States.
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This report focuses on the public health aspects of firearm violence; the committee expects that this research agenda will be integrated with research conducted from criminal justice and other perspectives to provide a much fuller knowledge base to underpin our nation's approach to dealing with this very important set of societal issues.
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