Dr. Tom Kottke

Go ahead. Stan, I'm going to give you the script, but Kathleen actually did a great job on that. But the idea that from a public health perspective, if 40% of people own guns, okay, I think sitting here, I don't own one. Stan, I know you don't own one. I'm you know, not going to ask everybody, but if you don't own one, it's highly likely that people that you know...

Go ahead. Stan, I'm going to give you the script, but Kathleen actually did a great job on that. But the idea that from a public health perspective, if 40% of people own guns, okay, I think sitting here, I don't own one. Stan, I know you don't own one. I'm you know, not going to ask everybody, but if you don't own one, it's highly likely that people that you know...

uh you know own a gun own a gun and so you know just from from that perspective um getting put off by what do you mean you know do i want a gun but i think it's the idea that the focus isn't that you own a gun it's that it's securely stored um and and the other the piece i wanted to bring in the the problem from a suicide perspective is that Gunshots are highly lethal.

uh you know own a gun own a gun and so you know just from from that perspective um getting put off by what do you mean you know do i want a gun but i think it's the idea that the focus isn't that you own a gun it's that it's securely stored um and and the other the piece i wanted to bring in the the problem from a suicide perspective is that Gunshots are highly lethal.

And so suicide attempts using guns oftentimes are very successful. And that's part of the issue. I mean, there's other ways that people do attempt suicide, but many of them you have time. and you could save the person. And oftentimes, it was depression or whatever the ideology of that is.

And so suicide attempts using guns oftentimes are very successful. And that's part of the issue. I mean, there's other ways that people do attempt suicide, but many of them you have time. and you could save the person. And oftentimes, it was depression or whatever the ideology of that is.

But that's the thing to me is that the lethality, how lethal gunshot wounds are, not only for suicide, but also accidentally killing somebody, just make it critically important. And you know, I'm going to, you know, the other thing is we could say, well, I just listened to this great show on health chatter about firearm safety.

But that's the thing to me is that the lethality, how lethal gunshot wounds are, not only for suicide, but also accidentally killing somebody, just make it critically important. And you know, I'm going to, you know, the other thing is we could say, well, I just listened to this great show on health chatter about firearm safety.

And yeah, I'm going to ask my, ask my friends that, you know, about it just to, you know, just to hear. And I would imagine that this is even more, even more critical if you have

And yeah, I'm going to ask my, ask my friends that, you know, about it just to, you know, just to hear. And I would imagine that this is even more, even more critical if you have

little kid you know if you have young children going around although oftentimes it's older older adults aunts uncles uh grandparents who are minding the kids um and so i think uh no pun intended here everybody's fair game on gun you know for for secure firearm storage um because it is ubiquitin forty percent of the population

little kid you know if you have young children going around although oftentimes it's older older adults aunts uncles uh grandparents who are minding the kids um and so i think uh no pun intended here everybody's fair game on gun you know for for secure firearm storage um because it is ubiquitin forty percent of the population

own own firearms but it's it is like an accident waiting to happen isn't it so if we don't do something and i like even in our beginning conversation here um that this isn't a hard uh bar to get over to start to start the conversation it's not accusatory it's not judging people It's about practices.

own own firearms but it's it is like an accident waiting to happen isn't it so if we don't do something and i like even in our beginning conversation here um that this isn't a hard uh bar to get over to start to start the conversation it's not accusatory it's not judging people It's about practices.

And I say we have car seats, bicycle helmets, you know, is another one that, you know, that has that has changed. So I think we have a good way to get some traction here.

And I say we have car seats, bicycle helmets, you know, is another one that, you know, that has that has changed. So I think we have a good way to get some traction here.

95% of gun owners are responsible gun owners. I'm going to have to make, and actually I'm getting into proactivity here and just an idea to hear what some of the experts will say. I'd have to assume that gun owners probably would hear a message differently from another gun owner than they would from, let's say, Stan or me. We're not gun owners going out and telling people about gun safety.

95% of gun owners are responsible gun owners. I'm going to have to make, and actually I'm getting into proactivity here and just an idea to hear what some of the experts will say. I'd have to assume that gun owners probably would hear a message differently from another gun owner than they would from, let's say, Stan or me. We're not gun owners going out and telling people about gun safety.

Not that we shouldn't do that. So my question is, because so many people do own guns, I'd like to know two things. If there have been any community efforts to recruit gun owners to be sort of like, I'll call them like ambassadors or volunteers, for polling with him on their block, their neighborhood.

Not that we shouldn't do that. So my question is, because so many people do own guns, I'd like to know two things. If there have been any community efforts to recruit gun owners to be sort of like, I'll call them like ambassadors or volunteers, for polling with him on their block, their neighborhood.