By Gali Katznelson In the wake of yet another school massacre, ‘thoughts and prayers’ are not enough. But if we don’t get more laws and regulations soon, we should at least get more facts and figures. Though approximately 30,000 people die of gun related violence each year in America, a 2017 study found that gun…
By Scott Burris, JD There is a lot of interest in civil commitment these days, as a possible tool to fight two big health problems. As we continue to watch the rates of opioid-related deaths climb, and in the wake of an unfunded emergency declaration by President Trump, some policymakers are looking to involuntarily commit…
Editor’s Note: An updated of this post was published on March 6, 2017, entitled “The Balancing Act Between Mental Illness and Gun Rights.” By Mariam Ahmed, JD/MSPP (2016) In recent years, there have been a multitude of state- and federal-level discussions about how to use law to minimize gun violence as active shooter events increase….
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By Michele Goodwin Posted from Amsterdam I was in India when the tragic news hit; 26 people dead–20 of them children in a massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. In India, NGOs struggle with ending violence against women and children. Acid tossed in the faces of women by…
This is Part 1 in a three-part series on gun laws, mental illness and violence in the United States. by Jeffrey Swanson, PhD Federal and state efforts to restrict firearms access to potentially dangerous people with mental illness have focused in recent years on extending the reach of states’ reporting to the National Instant Criminal…
