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    Concealable handguns have been involved in a majority of mass attacks for decades. But the use of rifles is becoming more common.

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    Research shows that drinking is a driver ā€” and predictor ā€” of gun violence. But state laws regulating if chronic abusers may own or carry guns are wildly inconsistent.

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    • ā€œAlcohol kills 140,000 people annually, and gun violence killed more than 48,000 people [in 2021]. So these issues alone are big problems. But when theyā€™re combined, itā€™s when they are most deadly.ā€ https://t.co/UL320d9lvj

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    Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, gun violence has spiked significantly and cities across the nation are facing a perfect storm of challenges that are contributing to the crisis. Americans are understandably scared, and leaders are under pressure to act quickly to reverse the trend. Worsened by the public health and economic impacts of [ā€¦]

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    Critics say there isnā€™t enough traditional academic evidence to justify government investment in community violence interruption. But the programs are varied and neighborhoods arenā€™t laboratories, complicating ordinary evaluation

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    Surgeon Generalā€™s Reports have covered public health crises from smoking to suicide, but one has never been done on gun violence.

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