Reducing gun violence: Stanford scholars tackle the issue
In response to the Feb. 14 mass shooting in Florida, many Americans are asking how to prevent future senseless acts of violence. They are raising complicated concerns about the causes and solutions to gun violence: Why are so many people killed each year by guns? What gun laws need to be changed? How can we balance our Second Amendment rights with gun safety?
Stanford scholars have been studying these issues from a range of perspectives: law, politics, economics and medicine. Here are some of their findings.