The Ethics and Politics of Gun Violence Research

Jennifer Cone; Brian Williams; David Hampton; Priya Prakash; Peter Bendix; Kenneth Wilson; Selwyn Rogers; Tanya Zakrison

doi:10.1089/lap.2019.0626

The Ethics and Politics of Gun Violence Research

Jennifer Cone, Brian Williams, David Hampton, Priya Prakash, Peter Bendix, Kenneth Wilson, Selwyn Rogers, Tanya Zakrison

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Abstract

Gun violence is an epidemic that affects hundreds of thousands of Americans each year. Despite gun violence being disproportionately more lethal than other leading causes of trauma, there is a dearth of research being carried out on its root causes and prevention strategies. For the past 20 years, lobbying and politics have interfered with the forward progress of gun violence research. Physicians have a history of producing actionable public-health change and have an ethical obligation to fight for the research that will benefit their patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	983-987
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques
Volume	31
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/lap.2019.0626
State	Published - Sep 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

NRA
firearm research
firearm violence
gun research
gun violence
trauma

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Surgery

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