Let’s be honest. The real controversy around the issue of guns is… what might we do about it? It’s the potential firearms policy changes that make people squirrelly. But guns have been regulated in the United States, we can see what happened, and we can use that to inform what we might do. That’s the topic of this week’s Healthcare Triage. This series was produced with support from the NIHCM Foundation. Further reading (links can be found at https://goo.gl/u7W6xk) What Do We Know About the Association Between Firearm Legislation and Firearm-Related Injuries? State background checks for gun purchase and firearm deaths: An exploratory study Firearm Death Rates and Association with Level of Firearm Purchase Background Check Effects of the Repeal of Missouri’s Handgun Purchaser Licensing Law on Homicides Impact of California firearms sales laws and dealer regulations on the illegal diversion of guns State gun safe storage laws and child mortality due to firearms Association between youth-focused firearm laws and youth suicides Firearm-Related Laws in All 50 US States, 1991–2016 State Firearm Law Database John Green -- Executive Producer Stan Muller -- Director, Producer Aaron Carroll -- Writer Mark Olsen – Graphics Meredith Danko – Social Media http://www.twitter.com/aaronecarroll http://www.twitter.com/crashcoursestan http://www.twitter.com/johngreen http://www.twitter.com/olsenvideo And the housekeeping: 1) You can support Healthcare Triage on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr Every little bit helps make the show better! 2) Check out our Facebook page: http://goo.gl/LnOq5z 3) We still have merchandise available at http://www.hctmerch.com