Gun violence is a #publichealth emergency. Gun manufacturers and distributors are culpable. Ending this crisis is a racial justice and health equity imperative. As a native Buffalonian and public health lawyer, I’m proud to see this important case and legal strategy to address gun violence at its source.
#PublicHealthLaw #LetsGoBuffalo
https://www.reuters.com/legal/buffalo-new-york-sues-gun-makers-accusing-industry-fueling-violence-2022-12-20/

Gun violence is a #publichealth emergency. Gun manufacturers and distributors are culpable. Ending this crisis is a racial justice and health equity imperative. As a native Buffalonian and public health lawyer, I’m proud to see this important case and legal strategy to address gun violence at its source.
#PublicHealthLaw #LetsGoBuffalo
https://www.reuters.com/legal/buffalo-new-york-sues-gun-makers-accusing-industry-fueling-violence-2022-12-20/

This week, Buffalo filed a lawsuit against gun manufacturers and distributors, alleging that their irresponsible marketing and sales practices fuel violence, interfere with the public’s right to use open space without fear, and harm the public’s health, with disproportionate harms to the city’s Black and Brown communities. 2/
#PublicHealthLaw #GunViolence

This week, Buffalo filed a lawsuit against gun manufacturers and distributors, alleging that their irresponsible marketing and sales practices fuel violence, interfere with the public’s right to use open space without fear, and harm the public’s health, with disproportionate harms to the city’s Black and Brown communities. 2/
#PublicHealthLaw #GunViolence

Seven months after white supremacist gunman Payton Gendron murdered 10 Black people and injured 3 people at a Tops supermarket in #Buffalo, New York, the city is taking legal action to address the #GunViolence crisis at its source. 1/

#PublicHealthLaw #GunViolence #HealthJustice #LetsGoBuffalo

Seven months after white supremacist gunman Payton Gendron murdered 10 Black people and injured 3 people at a Tops supermarket in #Buffalo, New York, the city is taking legal action to address the #GunViolence crisis at its source. 1/

#PublicHealthLaw #GunViolence #HealthJustice #LetsGoBuffalo

#Introduction I am an academic at Deakin Law School (Melbourne). I research #regulation and #publichealthlaw incl re #medicalproducts (#medicaldevices #pharmaceuticals) by #regulators like the #TGA #FDA and #EMA.
My research covers #medicalabortion #medicalcannabis #transvaginalmesh #genomics . I draw on theories of #politicallegitimacy #STS #historyofmedicine #scientism #technocracy and #expertise . Previously a snr public servant advising on #publicpolicy & #publiclaw . Also occasional cat.