Freedom with Responsibility: A Consensus Strategy for Preventing Injury, Death, and Disability from Firearm Violence Ronald M. Stewart, MD, FACS, Deborah A. Kuhls, MD, FACS, Michael F. Rotondo, MD, FACS, Eileen M. Bulger, MD, FACS Journal of the American College of Surgeons Volume 227, Issue 2, Pages 281-283 (August 2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.04.006 Copyright © 2018 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Injury-related death rate trends in the 21st century demonstrate an increase in intentional violent deaths as compared with a substantial decrease in unintentional traffic deaths. The increase in intentional death is driven by an increase in intentional self harm from both firearms and nonfirearm mechanisms and increases in firearm assault deaths.1 Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2018 227, 281-283DOI: (10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.04.006) Copyright © 2018 The Authors Terms and Conditions