1-16-13: Reducing Gun Violence

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In the wake of the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last month, the debate over how to reduce gun violence has simmered across the country. But, what change in gun policy will come out of the debate?

Leading gun policy researchers met in Baltimore this week to discuss what policies they think would reduce gun violence. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health hosted a two-day summit, which culminated with a list of policy recommendations that will be published in a book in the coming weeks. 

Sheilah talks about the summit with Stephen Teret, director of the Center for Law and the Public's Health at Johns Hopkins. Teret is also the founding director of the Center for Gun Policy and Research at Hopkins and spoke at the summit.

You can read about the recommendations that came out of the summit here.

You can find out more about the upcoming book here.