Toward a Safer World by 2040:The JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms

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• Frederick Rivara; Therese Richmond; Stephen Hargarten; Charles Branas; Ali Rowhani-Rahbar; Daniel Webster
PMID: 41182880DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.18076

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The article describes how experts at a JAMA summit talked about ways to make the world safer by 2040 by reducing gun violence and harm. They shared ideas like better laws, more research, community programs, and safe storage of firearms. The report highlights the need for teamwork among doctors, lawmakers, communities, and families to prevent injuries and deaths from guns. It also calls for more education on gun safety and support for people affected by gun violence so that everyone can live in a safer environment in the future.

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Focus Area: Violence

Audiences: Nurses; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Firearms; Policy Making; Public Health; United States; Violence; Wounds and Injuries; Safety Management; Risk Reduction Behavior

Institutions: University of Washington; University of Pennsylvania; Medical College of Wisconsin; Columbia University; Johns Hopkins University

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