Fact Sheets
The Danger of Guns on Campus
A Deadly Year in Cities — And How Policymakers Can Respond
The surge in gun homicides is an upward trend that is being felt in communities across the nation.
Community-led Public Safety Strategies
Strategies Street outreach programs employ a public health approach to violence intervention, beginning with the premise that gun violence is like a contagious disease, the…
ATF & the Rising Threat of Ghost Guns
How COVID-19 Has Increased the Need for Street Outreach Work
Gun Violence and the Police
Every year, police in America shoot and kill more than 1,000 people.
Remembering and Honoring Pulse: Anti-LGBTQ Bias and Guns are Taking Lives of Countless LGBTQ People
Thousands of Preventable Gun Suicides
Update Background Check Laws
Armed COVID-19 Protests Exploit Open Carry Loophole
Extreme Risk Protection Orders during COVID-19
What Search Data Shows About Americans and Guns During the COVID-19 Crisis
Extreme Risk Laws Save Lives
How COVID-19 Has Made a Federal Background Check Loophole Even Deadlier
Permitless Carry: Carrying a Concealed Gun in Public with No Permit and No Training
The Impact of School Safety Drills for Active Shootings
Those Who Serve: Addressing Firearm Suicide Among Military Veterans
Unload, Lock, and Separate: Secure Storage Practices to Reduce Gun Violence
Firearm Suicide in the United States
Mikey, a 13-year-old boy from upstate New York, was friendly and engaged. One day in January, he shot and killed himself with one…
The Impact of Gun Violence on Children and Teens
Disarm Hate: the Deadly Intersection of Guns and Hate Crimes
Armed and hateful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2018 On October 27, 2018, a gunman entered Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue armed with an AR-15 and three handguns.
Arming Teachers Introduces New Risks Into Schools
Introduction Arming teachers is opposed by school safety experts like law enforcement, and teachers and parents. The American Federation of Teachers and the National Education…
Gun Violence in Cities
Every year, the United States has nearly 13,000 firearm homicides.
Why Funding Gun Violence Research Matters
Gun violence is a public health crisis in America. It’s time to find a solution. Every year, nearly 38,000 people are killed with…