The "Contact" page (click here) is available, but, the petition page provided a place where changes in policy received support rather than just suggetion.
There was a suggestion by a gun organization for a White House Office on Gun Violence to remain open and involved on a daily basis to report, maintain statistics and organize policy that is effective as viewed in the States for federal application. It seemed like a reasonable conclusion to provide a regular measure of the violence in the country and where exactly it is worse or eliminated.
Gun violence is a public health issue. It has to be reported to the American people no differently than the virus in the country. Public health threats are important to the people.
There is something that bothered me in regard to any language barrier when it comes to public health. Is the information on how to understand the influence of donors on candidates in regard to public health available for voters of all language? I think reporting corruption is important and some Americans may not understand the issue or how to report it, especially if it an ethical problem, too.
Keeping legislators responsible for their vote and how it effects the lives of Americans should be part of any public health issue.
The Congressional Budget Office provides evaluation for the cost and Inspector Generals monitor the government to keep people honest, but, there is no Inspector General (click here), currently found in the Department of Homeland Security, reporting on the influence on policy of political donors (ie: K Street). It is time for a change in the name of American lives.
Congress (click here) enacted the Inspector General Act of 1978 to ensure integrity and efficiency in government. Both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Act and this Office of Inspector General (OIG) were established by Congress in 2002. The OIG is led by an Inspector General who is appointed by the President and subject to Senate confirmation...
Accurate and detailed information is needed. The American people need standards to form policy and this type of confusion only adds to the exploitation by the NRA.
This particular article sees 18 and 19 year olds differently than children. Well, I find the entire aspect of gun violence that causes deaths of young adults just as horrifying as that of younger brother and sisters.
This is a horrible public health issue and needs daily vigilance through an office that reports to the President. Given the brain drain, it can be considered a national security issue.
By Joe Murphy
Medical journals and news reports (click here) have stated that guns now kill more of America’s youth than do motor vehicles. President Joe Biden repeated that claim during his speech Thursday night. But a closer look at the data shows that while gun deaths are close in number to vehicular deaths, much depends on how the numbers are sliced.
While gun and motor vehicle deaths increased substantially in 2020, the latest year for which final numbers were available, claims that more children and teenagers die due to guns than motor vehicles only hold up when 18- to 19-year-olds are included, a group that accounts for nearly as many gun deaths as 1- to 17-year-olds combined do, according to an NBC News analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The gap between vehicular deaths and firearm deaths is narrowing among 1- to 17-year-olds, and may close entirely, according to the CDC’s provisional and incomplete 2021 data.....
