Report: Alcohol Misuse and Gun Violence

Amy Barnhorst, MD, co-authored a report led by The Consortium for Risk-Based Firearm Policy and the Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on policy recommendations to address alcohol misuse and gun violence.

Key policy recommendations were as follows:

1. Limit access to firearms by persons with a record of alcohol misused.
2. Limit access to guns when and where alcohol is consumed.

Read the full report led by The Consortium for Risk-Based Firearm Policy and the Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.