Reports

Shooting Straight: What TV Stories Tell Us About Gun Safety, How These Depictions Affect Audiences, and How We Can Do Better

This research project explores how often gun safety and prevention measures are portrayed or discussed in entertainment media.

Gun Suicide in Cities: The Lesser-Known Side of City Gun Violence

Rates of people who die by gun suicide in cities are on the rise, but, until now, a dearth of city-level data leaves it often overlooked.

How To Stop Shootings and Gun Violence in Schools: A Plan to Keep Students Safe

We need meaningful actions to keep our schools safe, actions that address what we know about gun violence in America’s schools.

Armed Extremism in Buffalo: Online Gun Communities Provide a Path of Radicalization and Training to a Racist Shooter

The Buffalo, NY mass shooting in May 2022 at Tops Friendly Market was an act of white supremacist, hate-motivated violence.

The Economic Cost of Gun Violence

In an average year, gun violence in America kills 40,000 people, wounds nearly twice as many, and costs our nation $557 billion.

The Rise of Firearm Suicide Among Young Americans

Firearm suicide is having a devastating impact on American youth, particularly during COVID-19. But suicide can be prevented.

Cuando el tiroteo se detiene: El impacto de la violencia con armas de fuego en los sobrevivientes de los Estados Unidos

When the Shooting Stops: The Impact of Gun Violence on Survivors in America

The trauma of gun violence doesn’t end when the shooting stops. Experiencing gun violence has a lasting impact on survivors.

The Firearms Industry and the Paycheck Protection Program

Despite a record year in sales and demand, the firearms industry received extensive support from the paycheck protection program in 2020.

Invisible Wounds: Gun Violence and Community Trauma among Black Americans

Persistent gun violence is harming too many Black communities in the U.S., contributing to individual, family, and community-level trauma.

Gun Violence and COVID-19 in 2020: A Year of Colliding Crises

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a pronounced impact on gun violence in the United States.

The Role of Guns & Armed Extremism in the Attack on the U.S. Capitol

The attack on the U.S. Capitol is the latest demonstration of the danger armed extremism poses to our democracy.

Undeniable: How Long-Standing Loopholes in the Background Check System Have Been Exacerbated by COVID-19

Loopholes must be addressed to ensure that guns are not sold without a completed background check.

A More Complete Picture: The Contours of Gun Injury in the United States

Nonfatal gunshot wounds account for an enormous portion of the gun violence epidemic in America.

Firearm Suicide By Congressional District

There are 52 firearm suicides on average per congressional district each year, yet there is district-level variation across the country.

Armed and Dangerous: How the Gun Lobby Enshrines Guns as Tools of the Extreme Right

For decades, the gun lobby has enabled extremists to access guns through its opposition of common sense gun laws.

The Impact of Active Shooter Drills in Schools

Since the 1999 Columbine shooting, active shooter drills have proliferated in America’s school systems at an exponential rate.

Gun Violence in America

We have gathered the most comprehensive, publicly available data to illustrate the magnitude of everyday gun violence.

Untraceable: The Rising Specter of Ghost Guns

Ghost guns are do-it-yourself, homemade guns made from easy-to-get, unregulated building blocks.

Domestic Violence and Firearm Surrender in Rhode Island

Since the law was enacted, there has been a seven-fold increase in the number of domestic abusers who were ordered to surrender their guns.

Guns and Violence Against Women: America’s Uniquely Lethal Intimate Partner Violence Problem

Laws keeping guns out of the hands of abusers are associated with lower rates of violence against women and intimate partner homicides.