Gun violence is a public health crisis, and lawmakers are taking small steps toward treating it that way, said Kris Brown, president of gun violence prevention nonprofit Brady United. But there is still a long road ahead in the fight to protect American communities against gun-related injuries and fatalities, she said.
Gun violence is a public health crisis, and lawmakers are taking small steps toward treating it that way, according to a panel that took place last week at the Milken Institute’s Future of Health Summit in Washington, D.C.
Gun fatalities are the number one killer of children in the U.S., said panelist Kris Brown, who is the president of gun violence prevention nonprofit Brady United. Gun violence has surpassed automobile accidents and all other fatalities, she pointed out.