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The public’s health and the social meaning of guns

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  • Sandro Galea

    (Boston University)

  • Salma M. Abdalla

    (Boston University)

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Guns have long affected the health of the American population. The preponderance of evidence showing that guns harm the public’s health suggests that regulating civilian access to guns should be universally embraced. Yet, action on guns has been vanishingly small. Why? At core, the inaction reflects a clash between our knowledge and our values. Despite the compelling public health argument for better gun control, we have not been able to grapple with the social meaning of guns, which informs the values that shape the public conversation. Doing so will require public health to engage in transdisciplinary work that pushes the field’s boundaries.

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  • Sandro Galea & Salma M. Abdalla, 2019. "The public’s health and the social meaning of guns," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 5(1), pages 1-4, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palcom:v:5:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1057_s41599-019-0322-x
    DOI: 10.1057/s41599-019-0322-x
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    1. Joseph M. Pierre, 2019. "The psychology of guns: risk, fear, and motivated reasoning," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 5(1), pages 1-7, December.

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