Bridging the Divide: Firearm Owners and Non-Owners Working Together on a Policy to Promote Health
Bridging the Divide: Firearm Owners and Non-Owners Working Together on a Policy to Promote Health took place on Friday, April 4, 2025.
Gun policy is currently viewed as a highly polarized, highly contentious issue. It is characterized as a zero-sum, winner-take-all game, as opposed to one where everyone benefits. However, there is more common ground on gun policy than people are led to believe, as well as ways to build on existing consensus to reach actionable solutions to gun violence.
Featuring success stories at both the state and federal level, the symposium explored how policymakers, academics, activists, and other stakeholders can help bridge the cultural and political divide to enact lasting and effective gun violence prevention policy.
Together, we can change the contentious, overly simplistic way that gun policy is currently characterized in America.
If You Missed It…
The entire symposium is available on YouTube.
Part 1 of 3
Part 2 of 3
Part 3 of 3
Agenda
Introduction and Keynote
10:00AM – 10:45AM EDT
Adam Miller, Co-Founder, 97Percent
Staci Miller, Co-Founder, 97Percent
Chris Carita, Senior Training Specialist, Law Enforcement Advisor, 97Percent
Q&A Moderator: Dr. Michael Siegel, Professor, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Panel 1: Translating Gun Policy Research into Action in Congress: A Success Story
10:45AM – 12:00PM
Pastor Corey Brooks, CEO, Project H.O.O.D.
T. Christian Heyne, Chief Programs and Policy Officer, Brady Campaign
Rob Wilcox, former Deputy Director of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention & Special Assistant to the President
Q&A Moderator: Dr. Harry Selker, Tufts University School of Medicine
Break: 12:00PM – 12:15PM
Panel 2: Translating Gun Policy Research into Action at the State Level: A Success Story
12:15PM – 1:50PM EDT
Alia Harvey Quinn, Founder, FORCE Detroit
Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Chief Medical Executive, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Felicia Brabec, Former Michigan State Representative
Aghogho Edevbie, Michigan Deputy Secretary of State
Q&A Moderator: Dr. Alice Rushforth, Associate Dean for Programs and Partnerships, Tufts University School of Medicine
Break: 1:50PM – 2:00PM
Panel 3: Bridging the Divide Between Gun Owners and Non-Gun Owners: A Game Changer for Gun Violence Prevention Policy Promotion (Part 1)
2:00PM – 3:00PM EDT
Michael Dowling, CEO, Northwell Health
Michael Dandorph, CEO, Tufts Medicine
Dr. Michael Siegel, Professor, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Q&A Moderator: Dr. Alice Rushforth, Associate Dean for Programs and Partnerships, Tufts University School of Medicine
Break: 3:00PM – 3:10PM EDT
Panel 3: Bridging the Divide Between Gun Owners and Non-Gun Owners: A Game Changer for Gun Violence Prevention Policy Promotion (Part 2)
3:10PM – 4:45PM EDT
Dr. Susan Scavo Gallagher, Founding Director of the Children's Safety Network Resource Center
Sen. Keturah Herron, Kentucky State Senator
Evan Horowitz, Center for State Policy Analysis
Dr. Cedric Dark, Emergency Physician, Author of Under the Gun: An ER Doctor’s Cure for America’s Gun Epidemic
Q&A Moderator: Dr. Peter Levine, Professor, Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
Conclusion
4:45PM – 5:00PM EDT
Dr. Robert Sege, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Director, Center for Community-Engaged Medicine
Staci Miller, Co-Founder, 97Percent
Registration
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Contact
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