June 3, 1999
How Foundations Can Stop Gun Violence
As the recent high-school shootings in Colorado and Georgia vividly illustrate, guns in the hands of children pose a direct threat to many of the social causes that philanthropy cares deeply about.
Not only have gun wounds become the second-leading cause of death among young people in America, but access to guns by children has caused a serious deterioration in the quality of life in many urban and rural areas. Any foundation concerned about youth, community
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