Unfortunately, the spirit of togetherness characterizing our city’s response to the coronavirus is absent when we respond to the gun violence epidemic. Like a virus, gun violence continues to spread, but we are unwilling to invest the time and resources into collectively studying the issue to do all we can to stop it. We have some of the greatest minds in the country here. If we invested sufficient time, resources, and support, we could abate the gun crisis just as we will the present pandemic.