by MDPGV | Jan 23, 2021 | Blog
2021 Maryland General Assembly Legislative Priorities Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence (MPGV) continues its commitment to advancing evidence-based policies to reduce gun violence in Maryland by strengthening Maryland’s background check and licensing system, and...
by MDPGV | Oct 13, 2020 | Blog
Nationwide, firearms are the #1 leading cause of death in Black children and youth. Firearms are the #2 leading cause of death in ALL children and youth. Safe storage of firearms and stronger laws reduce deaths from homicides, suicides and unintentional injuries....
by MDPGV | Sep 3, 2020 | Blog
What is the most important thing you can do in the next 60 days? Vote! It has never been more critical that we embrace our civic responsibility to vote by taking the steps necessary to make that a possibility. From the local level to the federal, vote for candidates...
by MDPGV | May 1, 2020 | Blog
Elizabeth Banach: COVID-19 in the suburbs As a white woman, I have always been acutely aware that I live a privileged life. Perhaps that privilege is most clear in the fact that I have never feared for my children’s lives. I never worried about sending my children out...
by MDPGV | Apr 16, 2020 | Blog
By Linda McKibben MD DrPH FAAP FACPM Date: April 2, 2020 I’ve spent my life as a community pediatrician and preventive medicine physician. I know that attitudes and behaviors are very difficult to change. That is exactly why Maryland’s Governor acted to close schools...
