#Gunviolence

For those following the #Knoxville school shooting, keep in mind 4 Knoxville teens, former/current students of Austin-East Magnet HS have been killed by gun violence in the past few weeks.The
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"Silence the Violence and Shun the Guns is a North American initiative to reduce all at-risk youth gangs and gun violence.”No.No, it isn’t.It’s a guy running a scam in Toronto.Read
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Almost a week ago, I was honored to receive one of a very few @cdcgov grants to study the #publichealth approach to firearm injury prevention. I've been waiting to tweet
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1/How does a city's trauma system come together to both prepare for the expected surge of the #COVIDー19 #pandemic & manage the ongoing #epidemic of #gunviolence & other trauma?Through a
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Caddo commissioner pushes for new crime-fighting tool; mayor, SPD not on board.I'd really like to know WHY @ShreveportMayor & @ShreveportPD aren't doing this? I'm sick of living in constant fear.
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In #Philly for the inaugural Better Gun Violence Reporting Summit, hosted by @IBGVR. Follow this thread for live tweets from the panels & sessions #BGVR2019 Covering Gun Violence: How We’re
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The United Nations has 17 ideas to save our planet. For the next 17 days, a member of #OVEarth will present those ideas one by one."The Sustainable Development Goals address
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I had a man try to kill me in Kansas once. I was homeless and had made a deal with Brooks Herndon, this “eccentric” inventor I knew through my grandpa,
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Three new important studies came out in the past week about kids & #COVID19. All have limits (the science isn't perfect). But together, they matter, & you deserve to know
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My undergrad major was the history of science: we learned how politics impacts data collection; power structures can silence truth; & science denialism isn't new. Which is to say: This
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Sen. Kamala Harris Mega Thread!I'll be using this thread to compile all my threads ( covering policies/interviews/etc) on Kamala's campaign. Feel free to bookmark/share any or all of these threads
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