Gun violence is a uniquely American epidemic, according to Dr. Selwyn Rogers Jr. , the founding director of the University of Chicago Medicine Trauma Center. Rogers helped found the trauma center in 2018 on Chicago's South Side, which had lacked a local adult trauma center since 1991. Since founding the new trauma center, Rogers has cared for many victims of gun violence. To put it plainly, what gives you hope for the future as a person who sees the impacts of gun violence daily? NL: The book draws on your experience as a trauma surgeon and also highlights societal factors driving gun violence.