From the position statement of LWV Greater Pittsburgh:
After consulting with many stakeholders, including gun owners and law enforcement officers, and considering many potential solutions, the LWVPGH endorses a public health approach to reducing gun violence. That is, we endorse using research-based strategies that measure success in terms of public health and safety, using steps such as those taken in other public health campaigns to reduce smoking or promote use of seat belts. These steps can include regulations such as product safety requirements, licensing and registration, public education campaigns, restrictions on sales, and taxation to cover public costs of gun violence.
The LWVPGH specifically rejects the following approaches as insufficient, ineffective or misguided in reducing gun violence:
-- We reject the assertion that the Second Amendment prohibits the regulation of firearms.
--We reject the idea that gun violence should be addressed primarily as a law-enforcement problem.
--We reject the idea that our gun violence problem can or should be solved by “hardening” schools, government buildings, public transportation infrastructure and public venues such as malls, houses of worship, concert halls, theaters or other gathering places.
--We reject the idea that more armed citizens will increase public safety.
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