The burden of bullets: Leadership needs to treat gun violence as a public health issue

Regular mass shootings are a uniquely American phenomenon. The United States is the only developed country where mass shootings have happened every year for the past 20 years, according to Jason R. Silva, an assistant sociology and criminal justice professor at William Paterson University. According to the Gun Violence Archive, by the end of June 2023, there were more mass shootings in the United States than days in 2023 — at …

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