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Selwyn Rogers, MD

Director, the University of Chicago trauma center.

A semi-automatic Glock pistol is fired at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), National Services Center, Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Martinsburg, W.Va.

Gun manufacturers can't avoid responsibility for their role in gun violence

The gun industry’s attitude is: Our products are legal, so deal with it. That is unacceptable. Gun manufacturers must be held accountable and ensure the weapons they make are as safe as possible and aren’t misused.

By Selwyn Rogers, MD

Tyshon Johnson, 18, was fatally shot Aug. 13 in Washington Park. He was about to begin his senior year at Englewood STEM High School.

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Losing Tyshon Johnson and other kids to violence robs us all

Chicago’s sordid history has taken away our boys’ and girls’ abilities to be kids. It has robbed our city of its potential.

By Dr. Anthony D. Douglas II and Selwyn Rogers, MD