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The way to reduce the number of people who die from gun violence is to stop them being shot in the first place

(Image: Ramin Rahimian)

Emergency room doctor Garen Wintemute is one of a handful of US researchers brave enough to tackle the problem of gun violence. He tells Tiffany O’Callaghan why it is so hard to make inroads

Editorial:Gun control: We need a new conversation

How bad is gun violence in the US?
It takes upwards of 30,000 lives a year and injures another 75,000. We spend $100 billion a year on this problem,…

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