Jonathan M. Metzl, MD, PhD, directs the Department of Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University and is author, most recently, of What We’ve Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms ...

While the number of gun deaths in the U.S. fell for the second consecutive year in 2023, it remained among the highest annual totals on record. About six-in-ten U.S. adults (58%) favor stricter gun ...