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How do we stop gun violence in America?
Published May 27, 2022Hopkins experts suggest steps the U.S. can take to address the epidemic of mass shootings in the U.S.
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Virtual briefing
Responding to Gun Violence with Effective and Fair Solutions
On June 2, 2022, Johns Hopkins University hosted a live, virtual briefing on responses to the crisis of gun violence featuring a panel of faculty experts
Topics discussed included:
- The challenge gun violence poses for American democracy
- Which gun laws are effective
- Extreme Risk Protection Orders, or ERPOs, and how they can help to prevent gun violence
- Research on public opinion about solutions to gun violence
- Measures to promote student safety and health in a time of rising gun violence
Watch the archived broadcast
Participating experts
The following Johns Hopkins experts participated in the discussion:
- Cassandra Crifasi, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Director of Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
- Shannon Frattaroli, Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Core Faculty of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
- Josh Horwitz, Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
- Odis Johnson, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, School of Education, Department of Health Policy and Management at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Sociology, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, and Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Safe and Healthy Schools.
- Daniel Webster, Bloomberg Professor of American Health, Department of Health Policy and Management at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
Moderator: Lainie Rutkow, Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives, Johns Hopkins University, and Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health
