This article notes the increasingly popular view that gun violence is like an epidemic and can best be reduced by adopting the public health approach. The authors acknowledge the value of that approach but argue that it needs to be combined with effective deterrence and incapacitation. In particular, the importance of investigating and solving shootings…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2018/11/08/gun-violence-not-just-a-public-health-problem/