{"id":629,"date":"2012-12-18T01:36:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T00:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/injury-prevention\/?p=629"},"modified":"2012-12-18T01:36:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-18T00:36:00","slug":"meaningful-action-to-prevent-gun-violence-where-to-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/injury-prevention\/2012\/12\/18\/meaningful-action-to-prevent-gun-violence-where-to-start\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMeaningful Action\u201d to Prevent Gun Violence: where to start?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like all of you, my heart is saddened by Friday\u2019s gun violence at Newton, Connecticut, United States (US). As a parent of two (one of school age), thoughts about the loss that parents of deceased children in the Sandy Hook Elementary now face made me feel helpless. Nevertheless, listening to President Obama\u2019s speech on Saturday and observing that the media has begun to respond to his call for \u201cMeaningful Action\u201d I see a flickering light at the end of this long dark tunnel. I think that the burning question that my colleagues in the US shall face tomorrow is where to start \u201cmeaningfully\u201d? All comments and ideas are welcomed\u2026<!--TrendMD v2.4.8--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like all of you, my heart is saddened by Friday\u2019s gun violence at Newton, Connecticut, United States (US). As a parent of two (one of school age), thoughts about the loss that parents of deceased children in the Sandy Hook Elementary now face made me feel helpless. 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