Gun Violence Prevention in NJ

“Our data not only lists the procedures done but also what caused the injury, which is key and often missing from other sources,” she says. “It’s easy to count bodies, but up until now we didn’t have an accurate idea of how many people were shot yet lived.”

“Before Dr. Bonne joined us, we didn’t have a program to address this issue,” Livingston says. “We concentrated on pedestrian and pediatric injuries because it was unclear what impact we could have on firearms cases. A focus on gun injuries was sorely needed.”