Contributing Author: NDAA’s National Traffic Law Center Staff The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) recently drew a correlation between the nationwide increase in traffic fatalities in 2020 and 2021, and the reduction in enforcement of traffic laws during the corresponding years. “Over the past two years, traffic enforcement has declined…

Contributing Author: Kirsten Pabst, NDAA Well-being Task Force Chair The Three-Legged Stool I know nothing of structural mechanics and little of furniture, but I do know that if you lose one of the legs from your three-legged stool, you won’t be sitting on it for long. And I’ve learned, mostly…

Contributing Author: Mary Ashley, NDAA Well-being Task Force Vice Chair

Contributing Author: Stacey T. Davenport, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Chesterfield County (VA)

Contributing Author: Michele Linley, Senior Advisor, NDAA’s Juvenile Justice Program A smart gun (or personalized gun) uses technology to authenticate a user’s identity and disable the gun if anyone else tries to fire it. Two different companies hope to have the guns available this year. One company unveiled their version…

Contributing Author: Lou Anna Red Corn, Fayette (KY) Commonwealth’s Attorney

Contributing Author: Elizabeth Ortiz, APAAC Executive Director, Phoenix (AZ)

Contributing Author: Mary Ashley, NDAA Well-being Task Force Vice Chair

Contributing Author: Kirsten Pabst, NDAA Well-being Task Force Chair I was on my treadmill, watching scenic videos, and catching up on my “Listen Later” files and came across a TEDx Talk by a Scottish doctor named David Reilly, called Human Healing Unlocked: transforming suffering into wellbeing. He was talking about…