91: Putting Safety First in the Firearm Policy Debate

Drs. Sandra McKay and Eric Fleegler, both experts in the Baker Institute Firearm Injury Prevention and Safety Program, joined “Baker Briefing” to discuss the worsening gun injury epidemic ahead of our fourth annual firearm injury prevention conference on June 6.    They discussed areas of consensus among firearm-owners and non-owners alike, including child access prevention laws and age purchasing regulations, and prospects for commonsense gun legislation at the Texas and national levels.   Featured guests: Sandra McKay, M.D., FAAP, https://www.bakerinstitute.org/expert/sandra-mckay  Eric Fleegler, M.D., MPH, https://www.bakerinstitute.org/expert/eric-fleegler    Mentioned in this episode: Christopher F. Kulesza et al., “The State of Student Mental Health in Houston Schools,” Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, May 13, 2025, https://doi.org/10.25613/6823-6W19. This conversation was recorded on May 20, 2025. A transcript of this episode is available here: https://bit.ly/3SnjEXs  You can follow @BakerInstitute on X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Learn more about our data-driven, nonpartisan policy research and analysis at bakerinstitute.org.