The Gun Problem in the Country Is a Public Health Problem

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For 24 years, we had virtually no federal funding to talk or study firearms as a public health problem. That dates back to 19 96, when the infamous dickye amendment was passed. This is an issue of federally funded political advocacy. It is not a public health reat this is not a statement on firearms per se, but rather an identification that there is risk.

America’s gun violence epidemic is a public health crisis. After 24 years of blocked funding, Congress is finally starting to treat it like one.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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