PH 5021 Public Health Policy

Policy Adoption: Examining Gun Control and impact on health

From your readings and videos, answer the following questions:

1) Rand Corporation conducted a systematic review of gun policies and their effects. What is the evidence about gun laws/policies and impact on public health? What data is most surprising to you? In your opinion, how strong is the evidence? What are limitations in the existing evidence?

2) Webster et al and Stark and Shah describe challenges for gathering evidence about gun policies? In your words, summarize these challenges.

3) Who are the stakeholders most affected by gun laws? What is the main question and factors that influence each stakeholder’s viewpoint?

4) If you were in Congress or a state legislature, given the state of the evidence, which policy related to guns would you implemented and why?