Reducing Firearm-Related Harms

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Letters18 August 2015Reducing Firearm-Related HarmsChristine Laine, MD, MPH and Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhDChristine Laine, MD, MPHSearch for more papers by this author and Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L15-5125-2 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Dr. Jessee cites several sources that support his views about restrictions on firearms research and the effectiveness of strategies to reduce firearm violence. Figures 2 and 3 of the Crime Prevention Research Center report to which he refers do not show that published articles about firearms decreased after the 1996 and 2011 restrictions on the use of government funding for firearms research (1). However, Figure 1 of that report shows an increase from approximately 3 firearms articles per 10 000 medical journal articles in 1985 to 15 per 10 000 articles in 1996 when the Centers for Disease Control and ...Reference1. Lott JR Jr, Whitley JE. Myth: firearms research fell after the NRA restrictions on federal funding. Crime Prevention Research Center. 26 February 2014. Accessed at http://johnrlott.tripod.com/Did_Federal_Fund_Cuts_Really_Stop_Gun_Control_Research_Final.pdf on 16 July 2015. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M15-0428. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoReducing Firearm-Related Harms: Time for Us to Study and Speak Out Darren B. Taichman , Christine Laine , and Reducing Firearm-Related Harms Charles Jessee Reducing Firearm-Related Harms Charles Jessee Metrics Cited byFirearm Legislation and Advocacy 18 August 2015Volume 163, Issue 4Page: 325-326KeywordsAssaultConflicts of interestCrimeDisclosureFearFirearm injuriesPrevention, policy, and public healthResearch fundingResearch reporting guidelinesSafety ePublished: 18 August 2015 Issue Published: 18 August 2015 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2015 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...