Our Research

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

What the dangerous confluence of reckless rhetoric, gun lobby influence, and armed extremism means for democracy.

The Rise of Firearm Suicide among Young Americans

Death by suicide is a significant public health problem that claims the lives of thousands of young people in the US each year.

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.

ATF & the Rising Threat of Ghost Guns

Gun Law Navigator

The Gun Law Navigator is the largest historical database of modern U.S. gun laws.

Mass Shootings in America

Only through understanding the true nature of mass shootings can we begin to seek evidence-based solutions.

Not An Accident

There have been at least 135 unintentional shootings by children in 2020, resulting in 49 deaths and 90 injuries.

Gunfire on School Grounds

Everytown for Gun Safety started tracking incidents of gunfire on school grounds in 2013 to gain a better understanding of how often childre

EveryStat

See how gun violence impacts communities by state, county, race and ethnicity, gender, and intent.

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.

Gun Violence and COVID-19

The US has seen the collision of two major public health crises: COVID-19 and gun violence.

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

Gun Violence in America

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

Keeping Our Schools Safe: A Plan for Preventing Mass Shootings and Ending All Gun Violence in American Schools

The failure of our leaders to address the root causes of school gun violence is having lasting consequences for millions of children.

Untraceable: The Rising Specter of Ghost Guns

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