2 stories tagged ‘Gun Control’

Considering gun violence

By Alvin Powell, Harvard Staff Writer / January 9, 2013

Panelists at the Harvard School of Public Health urged both regulatory and cultural changes in how America handles guns, saying change will only come if people speak out and urging a shift in how society views guns in the home.

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Categories: National, National & World Affairs

Gun violence in America

By Katie Koch, Harvard Staff Writer / December 17, 2012

The mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School should galvanize Americans to view gun violence as a public health crisis, says David Hemenway, professor of health policy and author of “Private Guns, Public Health.”

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Categories: National, National & World Affairs