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Brady Center/Campaign/MMM Praise Packard Foundatio
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Brady Center/Campaign/MMM Praise Packard Foundation Report
7/19/2002
Nancy Hwa
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
1225 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 289-7319
www.bradycenter.org
Study's Recommendations Closely Mirror Brady Campaign Goals
Washington DC - A study released today by the Packard Foundation titled "Children, Youth, and Gun Violence," was praised by the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Campaign united with the Million Mom March for its comprehensive research and practical, common-sense solutions to reduce youth gun violence in the United States. The study calls for a concerted effort to decrease youth firearm deaths to levels comparable to those of other industrialized nations, using approaches that span public health, industry, criminal justice, and educational reforms.
Each year, more than 20,000 children and youth under the age of 20 are killed or injured by firearms in the United States. The lethality of guns, as well as their accessibility to young people, are key reasons why firearms are the second leading cause of death among young people ages 10 to 19. The study explores the physical, economic and emotional toll of gun violence against children and youth in this country and offers concrete, realistic solutions to reduce the number of young lives lost to guns.
"I congratulate the Packard Foundation on this important and comprehensive study about gun violence in America today," said Michael Barnes, President of the Brady Center and the Brady Campaign. "The study's primary recommendations are measures that we have worked toward for years. Every Congressperson, policymaker and voter should read this report."
The Packard Foundation's recommendations include:
Reducing children's exposure to guns. Parents must protect children from unsupervised exposure to guns through careful parental monitoring. If they choose to keep a gun in the home, it must be stored, locked, unloaded and separate from the ammunition.
Changing the design of guns and regulating them as consumer products. Studies indicate that requiring safety features on guns could reduce unintentional shootings among children and youth. Devices such as integrated locks could have been built into guns years ago, had the gun industry recognized its responsibility to protect against misuse of its products. At least seven major manufacturers recently have begun selling guns with internal locks, but only after lawsuits were filed seeking damages for their failure to do so. In addition, emerging technologies can further enable manufacturers to personalize guns in an effort to prevent unauthorized users from operating the weapon. Guns also need to be treated as a consumer product by establishing regulations requiring product safety features
Limiting the flow of illegal guns to youth. Congress and state legislatures should institute tighter restrictions on gun sales so fewer guns end up in the hands of youth. A variety of approaches should be implemented: closer oversight of licensed dealers, regulation of private sales, licensing of gun owners and registration of guns.
Engaging communities and strengthening law enforcement. Law enforcement agencies should partner with community leaders in the effort to prevent gun violence through community-based policing approaches, which emphasize close collaboration between police and citizens to prevent crime before it occurs.
To learn more about the Packard Foundation's newly published report, Children, Youth, and Gun Violence, visit www.futureofchildren.org.
Date of Release: July 18, 2002
http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/alerts/reader/0,2061,552791,00.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
7/19/2002
Nancy Hwa
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
1225 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 289-7319
www.bradycenter.org
Study's Recommendations Closely Mirror Brady Campaign Goals
Washington DC - A study released today by the Packard Foundation titled "Children, Youth, and Gun Violence," was praised by the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Campaign united with the Million Mom March for its comprehensive research and practical, common-sense solutions to reduce youth gun violence in the United States. The study calls for a concerted effort to decrease youth firearm deaths to levels comparable to those of other industrialized nations, using approaches that span public health, industry, criminal justice, and educational reforms.
Each year, more than 20,000 children and youth under the age of 20 are killed or injured by firearms in the United States. The lethality of guns, as well as their accessibility to young people, are key reasons why firearms are the second leading cause of death among young people ages 10 to 19. The study explores the physical, economic and emotional toll of gun violence against children and youth in this country and offers concrete, realistic solutions to reduce the number of young lives lost to guns.
"I congratulate the Packard Foundation on this important and comprehensive study about gun violence in America today," said Michael Barnes, President of the Brady Center and the Brady Campaign. "The study's primary recommendations are measures that we have worked toward for years. Every Congressperson, policymaker and voter should read this report."
The Packard Foundation's recommendations include:
Reducing children's exposure to guns. Parents must protect children from unsupervised exposure to guns through careful parental monitoring. If they choose to keep a gun in the home, it must be stored, locked, unloaded and separate from the ammunition.
Changing the design of guns and regulating them as consumer products. Studies indicate that requiring safety features on guns could reduce unintentional shootings among children and youth. Devices such as integrated locks could have been built into guns years ago, had the gun industry recognized its responsibility to protect against misuse of its products. At least seven major manufacturers recently have begun selling guns with internal locks, but only after lawsuits were filed seeking damages for their failure to do so. In addition, emerging technologies can further enable manufacturers to personalize guns in an effort to prevent unauthorized users from operating the weapon. Guns also need to be treated as a consumer product by establishing regulations requiring product safety features
Limiting the flow of illegal guns to youth. Congress and state legislatures should institute tighter restrictions on gun sales so fewer guns end up in the hands of youth. A variety of approaches should be implemented: closer oversight of licensed dealers, regulation of private sales, licensing of gun owners and registration of guns.
Engaging communities and strengthening law enforcement. Law enforcement agencies should partner with community leaders in the effort to prevent gun violence through community-based policing approaches, which emphasize close collaboration between police and citizens to prevent crime before it occurs.
To learn more about the Packard Foundation's newly published report, Children, Youth, and Gun Violence, visit www.futureofchildren.org.
Date of Release: July 18, 2002
http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/alerts/reader/0,2061,552791,00.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878