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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." Institute of Medicine. 2013. Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18319.
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PRIORITIES FOR RESEARCH TO REDUCE THE THREAT OF

FIREARM-RELATED

   VIOLENCE

Committee on Priorities for a Public Health Research Agenda to Reduce
the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence

Executive Office
Institute of Medicine

Committee on Law and Justice
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

Alan I. Leshner, Bruce M. Altevogt, Arlene F. Lee, Margaret A. McCoy,
and Patrick W. Kelley, Editors

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE AND
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS

Washington, D.C.

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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

This project was supported by awards between the National Academy of Sciences and both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (#200-2011-38807) and the CDC Foundation with the Foundation’s support originating from The Annie E. Casey Foundation, The California Endowment, The California Wellness Foundation, The Joyce Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and one anonymous donor. The views presented in this publication are those of the editors and attributing authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.

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Suggested citation: IOM (Institute of Medicine) and NRC (National Research Council). 2013. Priorities for research to reduce the threat of firearm-related violence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy’s purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone and Dr. C. D. Mote, Jr., are chair and vice chair, respectively, of the National Research Council.

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COMMITTEE ON PRIORITIES FOR A PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH AGENDA TO REDUCE THE THREAT OF FIREARM-RELATED VIOLENCE

ALAN I. LESHNER (Chair), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC

LOUIS ARCANGELI, Georgia State University, Atlanta

ALFRED BLUMSTEIN, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

C. HENDRICKS BROWN, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

DONALD CARLUCCI, Picatinny Arsenal, Rockaway Township, NJ

BG (Ret.) RHONDA CORNUM, TechWerks, North Middletown, KY

PAUL K. HALVERSON, Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis

STEPHEN W. HARGARTEN, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

RONALD C. KESSLER, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

GARY KLECK, Florida State University, Tallahassee

JOHN A. RICH, Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA

JEFFREY W. RUNGE, Biologue, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC

SUSAN B. SORENSON, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

DAVID VLAHOV, University of California, San Francisco

IOM and NRC Staff

BRUCE M. ALTEVOGT, Senior Program Officer, Board on Health Sciences Policy

MARGARET A. MCCOY, Program Officer, Board on Health Sciences Policy

JULIA K. HOGLUND, Research Associate, Food and Nutrition Board

KATHERINE M. BLAKESLEE, Global Program Advisor, Board on Global Health

MORGAN E. HELLER, Assistant to the IOM President for Special Projects

BRADLEY A. ECKERT, Research Assistant, IOM Executive Office

PATRICK W. KELLEY, Senior Board Director, Boards on Global Health and African Science Academy Development

ARLENE F. LEE, Board Director, Committee on Law and Justice

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Reviewers

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:

Jeremiah A. Barondess, New York Academy of Medicine

Carl C. Bell, Community Mental Health Council, Inc.

Paul Blackman, Criminal Justice Independence Institute

Charles Branas, University of Pennsylvania

John Donohue, Stanford University

Jeffrey Gunzenhauser, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

L. Rowell Huesmann, University of Michigan

Nadine Kaslow, Emory University School of Medicine

Arthur L. Kellermann, RAND Corporation

Hyla S. Napadensky, Napadensky Energetics, Inc.

Charles H. Ramsey, Philadelphia Police Department

Robert J. Sampson, Harvard University

Donald Sebastian, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations, nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Enriqueta C. Bond, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, and Johanna T. Dwyer, Tufts Medical Center. Appointed by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, they were responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the editors and the institution.

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In 2010, more than 105,000 people were injured or killed in the United States as the result of a firearm-related incident. Recent, highly publicized, tragic mass shootings in Newtown, CT; Aurora, CO; Oak Creek, WI; and Tucson, AZ, have sharpened the American public's interest in protecting our children and communities from the harmful effects of firearm violence. While many Americans legally use firearms for a variety of activities, fatal and nonfatal firearm violence poses a serious threat to public safety and welfare.

In January 2013, President Barack Obama issued 23 executive orders directing federal agencies to improve knowledge of the causes of firearm violence, what might help prevent it, and how to minimize its burden on public health. One of these orders directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to, along with other federal agencies, immediately begin identifying the most pressing problems in firearm violence research. The CDC and the CDC Foundation asked the IOM, in collaboration with the National Research Council, to convene a committee tasked with developing a potential research agenda that focuses on the causes of, possible interventions to, and strategies to minimize the burden of firearm-related violence. Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence focuses on the characteristics of firearm violence, risk and protective factors, interventions and strategies, the impact of gun safety technology, and the influence of video games and other media.

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