JAMA Clinical Reviews Moving Toward a Safer World by 2040
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Nov 3, 2025 Frederick P. Rivara, a pediatrician and firearms injury prevention expert at the University of Washington, joins host Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo to discuss the recent JAMA Summit on reducing firearm violence. They explore the public health crisis of firearm deaths and outline a ambitious roadmap for a safer future by 2040. Rivara shares insights from a diverse group of 60 experts, highlighting five strategic steps to reduce firearm harms, and emphasizes the importance of community-based interventions and systems change in tackling violence.
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Framing A 2040 Safety Goal
- Firearms are deeply embedded in US society, with 400 million in circulation and high yearly deaths.
- The summit aimed to envision innovations to substantially reduce firearm harms by 2040 rather than focus on gun control or just research.
Broad, Inclusive Participant Mix
- The summit included 60 interdisciplinary participants from medicine, law, sociology, manufacturing, and more.
- It also involved gun owners and a gun manufacturer to ground discussions in diverse perspectives.
Five-Pronged Strategy
- The report identifies five priority areas: community focus, tech/regulatory tools, narrative change, whole-government approaches, and research expansion.
- No single step suffices; layered, systems-level actions are needed to reduce firearm harms.