Monday, April 6, 2015

Young guns: High rate of firearm violence found in high-risk youth after assault injury

Two young men sit in an inner-city ER. One is getting care for injuries he suffered in a fight, the other, for a sore throat. After getting care, both head back out to an environment of violence and poverty. But, a new study finds, the one who had been in a fight will have a 60% chance of involvement in a violent incident involving a firearm within the next two years.



from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://ift.tt/1NX6NCI via Karis World

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