Addressing Firearm Injuries Before They Happen

July 30, 2025
Read time: <5 mins
Firearms Gavin 07 2019 0

Evidence from injury prevention research has shaped seat belt laws, helmet policies, and car seat recommendations. Today, experts are applying that same approach to a major public health crisis: firearm injuries. In this explainer, Patrick Carter, M.D., co-director of the U-M Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, unpacks the challenges of studying firearm injuries especially the need to reduce harm while respecting the legal right to gun ownership.

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