Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Today's Northwell Health's Gun Violence Prevention Forum


MY STATEMENT TO THE FORUM
I am a retired lawyer in Alabama.

I have taken an inordinate interest in gun violence reduction.

My main focus has been the Second Amendment, what it protects and does not protect, and how common sense gun laws should be shaped, advocated for, and defended in the courts.

The history-and-tradition framework for gun cases that the United States Supreme Court enunciated in the Bruen case this past summer has made gun control much more difficult to achieve in the United States. See Supreme Court ruling creates turmoil over gun laws in lower courts | PBS NewsHour; Tracking the Effects of the Supreme Court’s Gun Ruling

I have come up with the mantra  #GunsForSelfDefenseOnly to guide the shaping, advocating for, and defending in the courts, common sense gun solutions.

I have solicited constitutional law professors in Alabama and elsewhere to consider the constitutional viability of such mantra for pursuing gun control. See https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/12/gunsforselfdefenseonly-contd.html and
https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/10/pressuring-gov-ivey-for-leadership-on.html.
 
The Forum's stated purpose is "to serve to mobilize the collective efforts of leading executives, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers around gun violence as a public health emergency."

I offer this statement to the Forum and its participants for their consideration.

I will endeavor to share the Forum by means of this blog entry https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/02/todays-northwell-health-gun-violence.html and linking to this blog entry that I will do in tweets and emails.

My comments/questions prompted by Forum
1. One Forum presenter said it was better to keep children from having to choose sides in national gun debate. That may be desirable but it would seem impossible to shield children from hearing the e 2nd Amendment extremist side adamantly pronouncing that Second Amendment is absolute, everyone needs to have gun to resist governmental tyranny, everyone needs to carry gun to protect themselves in public, and guns are fundamental to the American way of life  This should be countered in a public way by President Biden, governors, mayors, law makers and law enforcement making a "Declaration of public officials for gun violence prevention" such as is set out https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/09/declaration-of-public-officials-for-gun.html. It should be coupled with mantra #GunsForSelfDefenseOnly 

Email to gun violence groups
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: gvs@jh.edu, cgvs@jhu.edu, contactus@protectourschools.com, cbarry@cornell.edu,
jpeterson68@hamline.edu, preventgunviolencefl@gmail.com, gail@bawnfl.org, info@giffords.org, melie@uabmc.edu, mslay@uab.edu, eeaton@uab.edu,
mary.bernstein@uconn.edu, jennifer.dineen@uconn.edu, kerri.raissian@uconn.edu, mstankiewicz@bradyunited.org, sona.dimidjian@colorado.edu, beverly.kingston@colorado.edu, jonathanm@bebta.org, donna.mejia@colorado.edu, Emergency.Medicine@cuanschutz.edu, StartClinic@UCDenver.edu, mdoucet3@jhu.edu, alabama@momschapterleaders.orgCc: jess@preventgunviolence.com <jess@preventgunviolence.com>
Sent: Tue, Feb 28, 2023 8:35 am
Subject: Fwd: Thank you for registering for the Gun Violence Prevention Forum 2023
This email seeks to share with email contacts of mine today's Gun Violence Prevention Forum sponsored by Northwell Health.
Thank you.
Rob Shattuck
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: jess@preventgunviolence.com <jess@preventgunviolence.com>
Sent: Tue, Feb 28, 2023 8:15 am
Subject: Re: Thank you for registering for the Gun Violence Prevention Forum 2023
I will start viewing the Forum shortly and will endeavor to share the Forum as I have set out at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/02/todays-northwell-health-gun-violence.html
-----Original Message-----
From: Jessica Barchard <invitations@rsvpify.com>
To: rdshatt@aol.com
Sent: Tue, Feb 28, 2023 5:34 am
Subject: Thank you for registering for the Gun Violence Prevention Forum 2023
Gun Violence Prevention Forum 2023
We are delighted to confirm your registration and look forward to welcoming you virtually at the Gun Violence Prevention Forum 2023.
The program will be streaming live on our agenda page beginning at 9:00am ET. Please follow the link below to view the main stage sessions.
GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION FORUM 2023
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | Virtual Summit
9:00am - 1:15pm Eastern Time
Mainstage content will be streaming here: https://preventgunviolence.com/agenda/?events=2023
Given that the virtual platform allows for broader participation this year, we would be honored if you would share the event with your peers, colleagues, and network to amplify its impact.
We are thrilled to be welcoming you among this group of health systems, corporations, community leaders, and advocates joining us at the Gun Violence Prevention Forum.
Warm regards,
Jess
Jessica Barchard
Gun Violence Prevention Forum – Event Coordinator
Email: jess@preventgunviolence.com

 

From: Dowling, Michael <innovation@northwellhealth.org>
To: rdshatt@aol.com
Sent: Wed, Mar 1, 2023 2:38 pm
Subject: Thank You | Gun Violence Prevention Forum 2023





Dear Rob,

 

Thank you for participating in Northwell Health’s 2023 Gun Violence Prevention Forum.

 

Across a range of topics and focus areas, from Changing Cultural Norms to Unlocking the Power of Data to Intervention & Prevention Strategies and so much more, we engaged in substantive, action-oriented dialogue that will accelerate efforts toward ending this public health emergency.

 

The passion and commitment demonstrated by the more than 2,000 healthcare and organizational leaders who participated both virtually and in person were truly inspiring. We hope to continue to collaborate with you all – clinicians & administrators, gun safety advocates, government leaders, business executives, law enforcement, and the public – to take action and reject the violence that claims more than 40,000 lives each year.

 

I want to particularly recognize and thank all the presenters and discussion leaders who came together to share their perspectives and visions around ending gun violence. To re-watch the sessions and share them with your peers, please find video recordings here.


Just as our predecessors in the healthcare industry successfully advocated for motor vehicle seat-belt laws, air-bags, smoking bans in workplaces and public places, and other public health reforms, today’s healthcare leaders must raise our collective voices and leverage the resources of our industry to push for common-sense gun safety strategies that will improve and protect the health of our communities.


Working together, we can change the fact that firearms are the number-one killer of children and adolescents in the U.S. We can unify our call for the safe storage of firearms to reduce unintentional shootings. And we can make the communities we serve a safe place to thrive.


In safety and good health,



Michael J. Dowling

President & CEO, Northwell Health


From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: re-51V9-PWVO-54YHE7-C1LT7@northwellhealth.org <re-51V9-PWVO-54YHE7-C1LT7@northwellhealth.org>
Cc: jess@preventgunviolence.com <jess@preventgunviolence.com>
Sent: Thu, Mar 2, 2023 7:13 am
Subject: Re: Thank You | Gun Violence Prevention Forum 2023
Thank you for your email, Mr. Dowling.
I hope I have gotten some attention to my statement to the Forum that is set out at http://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/02/todays-northwell-health-gun-violence.html.
After months of trying, I still haven't gotten feedback on my mantra of #GunsForSelfDefenseOnly.
I will keep trying to get feedback.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck



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