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Homicides have been on the rise in California in recent years, almost entirely as a result of increased firearm activity, resulting in one of the highest homicide rates in the country. With increasing morbidity and mortality from guns, health care professionals have called the situation an epidemic. In the past decade, attention from the health care profession has resulted in a new focus on the public health issues surrounding firearms. There is considerable confusion among policy makers regarding what should be done to stem firearm violence. I discuss morbidity and mortality trends, academic research, and legal issues surrounding firearm violence, affording insight into the seriousness and complexity of this rapidly growing problem and providing policy ideas for addressing the role of firearms. Such policy ideas include removal of the California Legislature's preemptive authority on firearms licensing and registration; the formation of an information and advisory body within the California Department of Health; increased liability for manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and owners; and a statewide registration system.

Objective. We build on past research regarding immigrant group adaptation by examining the wages of first-, second-, & third-generation Mexican American men & women, & empirically evaluating if past theories of immigrant incorporation apply to the Mexican American case. Methods. We use the 1989 Latino National Political Study & the 1990/1991 Panel Studies of Income Dynamics & OLS regressions to estimate the effects of generation & human capital on wages. Results. Immigrant men & women report lower wages than their second- & third-generation counterparts, but once human capital controls are added, the wage pattern becomes one of steady decline across generations for men, & stagnation or marginal decline across generations for women. Conclusions. Our results generally contest the applicability of linear assimilation hypotheses to the Mexican American experience, while lending some credence to the selectivity & immigrant optimism hypotheses. Results also indicate the importance of developing more contextualized immigrant adaptation frameworks. 2 Tables, 37 References. Adapted from the source document.