What has caused this escalation of gun ownership and why are people allowed to carry firearms at all?
This epidemic of violence has risen to the level of a public-health issue. While the nation hunkers down into the pro- and anti-gun control camps, we need to remember that there are some things on which we can agree: What we are doing now isn’t working. We need to start funding research on gun violence – whether that’s the act of a pair of shooters at a holiday party or the accidental death of a toddler. We need to better understand what is going on and how to stop it.