UW News
Morgan A. Bellenger
October 14, 2019
To reduce gun violence, lift roadblocks to firearm data
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While gun violence in America kills more than 35,000 people a year and as calls for policies to stem the crisis grow, University of Washington researchers point out in a new analysis that barriers to data stand in the way of advancing solutions. “Firearm data availability, accessibility and infrastructure need to be substantially improved to…