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Gun-Crazy Right Wing Howls for Bob Costas to Be Fired

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Birth Control Works12/03/2012 9:06:13 pm PST

David Hemenway a Phd at Harvard has been researching firearms as a public health issue for many years. His book is listed on this site along with other research.

In his book talk (I watched in C-SPAN) he said he had a difficult time comparing the US to any other country simply because one can’t draw definite conclusions by doing so. He decided to use other English Speaking countries of immigrants for his comparisons, but said it still wasn’t as accurate has he would like. Simply no other country compares.

He offerred the idea that we treat gun safety as we do auto safety. He said that America is not going to get rid of her handguns —so he decided to research ways to reduce harm —like they did with cars. 5-mile per hour bumpers, seat belts, collapsable dashboards, air bags, child safety seats etc.

It was an interesting talk. I appreciated Hemenway’s speaking ability and his realization that it is a complex issue. It was a much more productive talk than the usual “guns are bad” rants —he actually seemed to focus on the problem —death from firearm, than the emotion involved.