Everytown Research & Policy conducts independent, methodologically rigorous research, supports evidence-based policies, and communicates this knowledge to the public.
Our annual Gun Law Rankings measure states based on 50 key gun safety policies. See where your state stands and what it needs to do to reduce gun violence.
Our groundbreaking original research seeks to understand the causes of gun violence in order to develop evidence-based solutions to America's gun violence crisis.
Every day, 120 people in the United States are killed with guns and more than 200 are shot and wounded. The gun homicide rate in the U.S. is 26 times higher than that of other developed countries. Data and research shows that common-sense public safety laws can reduce gun violence and save lives.
Everytown defines a mass shooting as any incident in which four or more people are shot and killed, excluding the shooter. By this definition, the United States experiences an average of 19 mass shootings every year.
Although the impact of gun violence is felt throughout the United States, its contours vary widely by state, county, race and ethnicity, gender, and intent. EveryStat helps users understand how gun violence impacts the communities they care about.
