Summary

Public health strategies that helped reduce cigarette smoking in the United States could provide a model for reducing the appeal and use of firearms, particularly handguns, according to a new paper from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania. Efforts to reduce firearm violence have largely focused on intervening with people considered at risk of harming themselves or others.

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