The long road to gun control in America

Résumé

The current article highlights on the social structure, social issues, and the federal policies regulating the gun control in America. Gun violence has been described as a “complex biopsychosocial disease”. Of the 90 deaths a day in the USA caused by gun violence, some two-thirds are suicides. Along with the political progress at the state level, public health experts are heartened by a growing recognition of the importance of research into gun violence. Federal law requires licensed gun dealers to do background checks but not other individuals who are selling a gun. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) ÉTATS-UNIS ARME-FEU CONTRÔLE-ARME