Jennifer Tucker
South AfricaacademicFemale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Jennifer Tucker is the director of Wesleyan University's Center for the Study of Guns and Society, where she focuses on firearm-related deaths and public health policy. During the conference in Cape Town, she discussed the United States' disproportionate rate of firearm deaths, particularly among women and children, drawing attention to the urgent need for comprehensive gun control measures.
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Jennifer Tucker, director of Wesleyan University's Center for the Study of Guns and Society, described the United States as an extreme firearm-death outlier among wealthy countries.
Why are South African women still dying despite decades of evidence?Mail & Guardian·South Africa· 2026-09-09
South Africa· 2026-09-09
