gun violence

Linsky Outlines Gun Control Bill

...  outlines gun control bill Deval Patrick on Wednesday filed his own bill, reviving his push for a limit on purchases to one gun a month and calling for an increased investment in mental health treatment. Efforts to curb gun violence in Massachusetts could also dovetail with … Read more on MetroWest Daily News Another View — Jeanie Holt: A public health response to Newtown and gun … We enacted laws to raise the drinking age and lower the legal blood alcohol content. … We know that states with low gun ownership rates and strong gun laws (New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts) have the lowest rates of firearm-related deaths, and … Read more on The Union Leader Read ...

Why Mental Health Professionals Are Concerned About New York's New Gun

by chuck.taylor Why Mental Health Professionals Are Concerned About New York's New Gun … On Tuesday, New York became the first state to enact sweeping gun safety measures in the wake of last month's horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The provisions of the NY Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act, which … Read more on ThinkProgress Mental health care part of Obama plan to fight gun violence Surrounded by schoolchildren, President Barack Obama on Wednesday introduced his plan to reduce gun violence (PDF) that includes increasing access to mental health services and conducting federal scientific research on gun-violence causes and … Read more on ModernHealthcare.com Read ...