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UC Davis Centers for Violence Prevention @ucdaviscvp.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

If you have SiriusXM, here's the link to @amybarnhorst.bsky.social's appearance on Doctor Radio. In the episode, Dr. Barnhorst talks with Dr. Marc Siegel about gun violence + the role physicians can play in reducing it. For resources, see: @bulletptsproj.bsky.social www.siriusxm.com/player/episo...

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

"Providers should know something very specific about suicide. We've been asking the question 'why' for decades. We have to add to the 'why' a question around 'how'. Because the question around 'how' has been shown to be effective in preventing attempts and... death." www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Hv...

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Kurt Michael, Ph.D. | Youth Gun Violence Prevention

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UC Davis Centers for Violence Prevention @ucdaviscvp.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Per Dr. Pear, "widespread use of [a red flag law] often hinges on whether people in power are pushing to use the law working with law enforcement and judges on procedures." More on understanding and covering ERPO from @kwashburn.bsky.social @healthjournalism.org healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/02...

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Maine becomes 22nd state with a red flag law

Maine voters passed the state’s first red flag law in November, creating a legal pathway to temporarily prevent someone in crisis from accessing firearms.

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

📋 Clinicians can easily learn the basics about firearms, risks associated with access, and potential interventions in order to have knowledgeable conversations that result in realistic and acceptable plans to reduce the risk of gun injury. 2/2

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

📜 Did you know that no state or federal laws prohibit clinicians from asking their patients clinically relevant questions about firearms? 🏡 Many clinicians, however, do not talk with patients about the risks of firearms in the home, even when it’s clinically indicated. 1/2

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How to Counsel - BulletPoints Project %

Learn to have appropriate and respectful conversations to help increase the safety of everyone living in homes with guns.

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

For more about this study, check out our earlier 🧵🧵.

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Link to the research study: tinyurl.com/EMSFIP Publication details: Amanda Aubel, Avery Baldwin, Amy Barnhorst, MD and Angela Bayer. (2025). Experiences with and perspectives on firearm injury prevention among emergency medical services clinicians. BMC Emergency Medicine.

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Experiences with and perspectives on firearm injury prevention among emergency medical services clinicians - BMC Emergency Medicine

Background Firearm-related injury is a significant public health problem in the United States. Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel are uniquely positioned to recognize and counsel individuals a...

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

EMS World recently interviewed @ucdaviscvp.bsky.social researcher and study lead co-author Amanda Aubel who provided insights into this study and its conclusions. The study is entitled, ‘Experiences with and perspectives on firearm injury prevention among emergency medical services clinicians.’”

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Study Highlights EMS Role in Reducing Firearm-Related Harm

This study highlights the opportunities for EMS professionals to go beyond responding to firearm-related injuries and actively help prevent them.

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Opinion contributors: Amy Barnhorst, MD, Garen Wintemute, MD, MPH, and Veronica Pear, PhD, MPH Source: @thehill.com thehill.com/opinion/crim...

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Red flag laws are also effective in this far more common situation of someone threatening to turn their gun on themself."

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

More than a third of Americans avoid public places because of mass shootings, but our cultural obsession with them obscures their infrequency, and the fact that the majority of gun deaths in America are suicides. 4/

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

According to the contributors of this opinion, a psychiatrist, an emergency medicine physician, and an epidemiologist who research red flag laws, "where [these] laws really shine is in preventing suicide. 3/

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Within a few weeks, a hearing is held where the person can tell their side of the story. A judge can either extend the order or return the guns and restore their rights." 2/

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

🚩 "Red flag laws allow family members or law enforcement (and others, depending on the state), to petition a court for a temporary, civil order that allows for removal of someone’s guns and prevents them from buying more because they pose a serious risk. 1/

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

“You can’t discount the fact that having access to a firearm, period, all other things being equal, increases the risk that somebody will die by suicide by a factor of more than three,” Barnhorst said.

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

@amybarnhorst.bsky.social, MD, a psychiatrist, director of @bulletptsproj.bsky.social at UC Davis, said that recognizing a sense of independence and self-reliance common to rural communities is essential to prevention programs. Education around safe gun storage is also key, she added.

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Rural Northern California counties have some of the nation’s highest rates of gun suicides among older adults. Over 15 years, the gun suicide rate of adults 70 and older in Trinity, Tehama, Plumas, Lassen, Glenn, Calaveras, and Amador was 35.6 deaths per 100,000, more than 3x the statewide rate.

A horizontal dot-plot chart compares gun suicide rates among adults aged 70 and older across different county types in California. The title states that rural counties have the highest rates. On the left, county categories are listed from most rural to most urban. On the right, dots show the rate per 100,000 residents. Rural counties have the highest rate, about 32 per 100,000. Small town counties are around 25. Small metro counties are around 19, medium metro around 13, suburban near 11, and major metro counties have the lowest rate, about 9. A note below explains the data covers 2009–2023 and uses CDC urban–rural classifications.

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

⏰ There's still time to sign up for our train the trainer workshop! Join us for @bulletptsproj.bsky.social Train the Trainer Virtual Workshop on Clinical Firearm Injury Prevention! Fill out this brief pre-registration form by February 20th: www.tinyurl.com/BPTTT2026

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

📢 Clinical educators! Looking to incorporate firearm injury prevention into your teaching? Join us for @bulletptsproj.bsky.social's Train the Trainer Virtual Workshop on Clinical Firearm Injury Prevention! Fill out this brief pre-registration application by 2/20: tinyurl.com/BPTTT2026

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Are you a clinician educator looking to incorporate firearm injury prevention into your teaching? Join us for our annual Train the Trainer Virtual Workshop! Don't miss out! Fill out this brief survey by 11/30 to receive the registration link: tinyurl.com/BPPTT25

Bullet Points Project's Train the Trainer Virtual Workshop on Clinical Firearm Injury Prevention. December 10, 2025, 11am-3pm PST, 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and APA CE Credits Available.
Are you a clinician educator looking to incorporate firearm injury prevention into your teaching? In this training, you will learn:
how to assess when a patient is at risk of firearm injury; how to have respectful and culturally appropriate conversations about their access to guns; ways you can intervene to reduce that risk;
how to incorporate these skills into your clinical supervision and classroom teaching.
Fill out this brief survey by November 30th to receive the registration link: tinyurl.com/BPPTT25
Scan the QR code to access the survey or click on the link above.

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Are you a clinician educator looking to incorporate firearm injury prevention into your teaching? Join us for the BulletPoints Project's Train the Trainer Virtual Workshop on Clinical Firearm Injury Prevention! Fill out this brief survey by 11/30 to receive the registration link: tinyurl.com/BPPTT25

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UC Davis Centers for Violence Prevention @ucdaviscvp.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

>800,000 lives have been lost to firearms in the US since the start of the 21st century -- but it's a preventable problem. "A Roadmap to a Safer Future: @JAMA.com Summit Charts Bold Path to Reduce Firearm Harms by 2040," co-authored by @buggs44.bsky.social, shows how. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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UC Davis Centers for Violence Prevention @ucdaviscvp.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Congrats to all of @njgvrc.bsky.social's FY26 grant recipients, esp CVP's Dr. Asia Ivey, @buggs44.bsky.social, + @nicolekw.bsky.social on their funded project, Mapping CVI Training Models Across Newark, Los Angeles, + Chicago: Comparative Insights for Scaling + Standardizing Training Infrastructure.

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UC Davis Centers for Violence Prevention @ucdaviscvp.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

🎉 We're less than a week away from kicking off the 2025 National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms - and we're looking forward to seeing you there! CVP has a full line-up of presentations, preview them here: cvp.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/file... #2025FirearmResearchConf

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UC Davis Centers for Violence Prevention @ucdaviscvp.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

We are proud to support the 2025 National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms alongside so many of our peers. See you next Wednesday in Tempe! Learn more about the conference here: web.cvent.com/event/a55b7c... #2025FirearmResearchConf

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

📢 Clinical educators! Looking to incorporate firearm injury prevention into your teaching? Join us for @bulletptsproj.bsky.social's Train the Trainer Virtual Workshop on Clinical Firearm Injury Prevention! Fill out this brief survey by 11/30 to receive the registration link: tinyurl.com/BPPTT25

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

You can learn How to Counsel patients with the 3A’s Framework by signing up for The BulletPoints Project’s free 1-hour online continuing education course where physicians and other clinicians can learn how to counsel patients on firearm safety in a politically neutral way.

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Clinicians ask patients and families questions about their diets, exercise habits, and other important health topics. If we ask feel comfortable asking these questions, shouldn't we also be asking: How do you store firearms in your home? agreetoagree.org/healthcare/r... ✨The Ad Council

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Questions :30 | Youth Firearm Injury Prevention

Talking with patients about firearm injury prevention can help protect children and teens. Learn how health care professionals can be part of the solution. Visit www.AgreeToAgree.org/HealthCare…

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

This article in @thetrace.org highlights how a network of doctors and medical students, Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic (SAFE), are advocating for gun violence prevention training to be required in medical schools, so that future doctors can help stop firearm injuries before they happen.

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

You can learn more about the 3A’s Framework by signing up for The BulletPoints Project’s free 1-hour online continuing education course where physicians and other clinicians can learn how to counsel patients on firearm safety in a politically neutral way.

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

We ❤️ knowing future doctors are committed to firearm injury prevention! Did you know our 3A’s Framework (Approach, Assess, Act) is included in SAFE’s curriculum?

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The Trace @thetrace.org · 11/07/2025

Only about a quarter of medical schools include training on how to discuss safe gun storage and firearm injury prevention with patients. Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic is working to change that — and ensure that future doctors play a role in preventing gun violence.

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Most Medical Schools Don't Require Gun Violence Prevention Training. This Group Wants to Change That.

Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic has an ambitious plan to teach future doctors about gun violence prevention.

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UC Davis Centers for Violence Prevention @ucdaviscvp.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

¡Buscamos gente para un studio! Los de CVP quieren saber sus perspectivas sobre los ERPO y otros enfoques para prevenir la violencia armada. Nuestro objetivo es conectarnos con personas que son afectadas por la violencia armada. ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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UC Davis Centers for Violence Prevention @ucdaviscvp.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

We are still seeking participants to join 1-hour focus groups. Will you help us spread the word? Thanks in advance!

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Missed our new research 🧵 this week? Check out the video version or explore the thread below to learn more! Link to the article: tinyurl.com/EMSFIP #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Expanding EMS clinicians’ understanding, confidence, and competence in prevention efforts, including firearm injury prevention, will enhance the safety of first responders and our communities. Link to the article: tinyurl.com/EMSFIP

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

More than one-third of EMS clinicians had not received medical education on firearm injury prevention, and 85% expressed interest in future training.

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The BulletPoints Project @bulletptsproj.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Approximately 70% of EMS participants reported current or previous firearm ownership, and 82% felt comfortable handling firearms.

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