The Impact of Gun Violence on Children and Teens

Children's exposure to gun violence has far reaching effects: An estimated three million children witness a shooting each year.

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Disarm Hate: the Deadly Intersection of Guns and Hate-Motivated Violence

Easy access to firearms gives a hate-filled individual the means to shatter numerous lives and whole communities.

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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design involves work to change the built environment to reduce crime and increase community safety.

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The Impact of Local Violence Intervention Programs

There are nearly 13,000 gun homicides in the U.S. every year There are nearly 13,000 gun homicides in the U.S. every…

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Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Magazines

Many of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States have been carried out with assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

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Stolen Guns Pose a Tremendous Risk to Public Safety

Thousands of guns are stolen every year and often wind up at crime scenes. Stolen guns pose a tremendous risk to public safety.

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Five Ways to Enhance the Gun Violence Prevention Strategy in Your City

Cities that have sustained success preventing gun violence have deployed multi-disciplinary, community-involved approaches to response and prevention. Below are five steps that you can take…

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Fatal Gaps

More than ten years after the Virginia Tech shooting, progress in closing the gaps in state mental health records submissions is evident in several…

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State Firearm Preemption Laws

State firearm preemption laws are a relatively recent phenomenon inconsistent with centuries of American history in which cities and rural areas had different gun laws.

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The SHARE Act Is Dangerous and Unnecessary

Bottom Line: Silencers pose a significant danger in the wrong hands, making it harder for bystanders or law enforcement to identify and react quickly to…

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Danger in the Land of Enchantment

In October 2016, a violent felon from Deming tried to buy a gun. He had recently served time in prison for three felonies related to…

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Danger in the Land of Enchantment: Appendices

Dangerous People Shopping for Guns Online in New Mexico Over the month-long investigation period, researchers observed the following individuals attempting to buy guns illegally online,…

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The Wild Wild Web

Federal law prohibits certain narrow classes of dangerous people from buying or possessing guns including felons, people convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence, and…

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Business As Usual

Americans suffer from an extraordinary rate of gun violence, 20 times higher than nations with comparable levels of economic development.1…

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Guns in Bars

Guns and alcohol don’t mix. There is strong evidence that people under the influence of alcohol are at an elevated risk of violent behavior.

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Domestic Abuse Protective Orders and Firearm Access in Rhode Island

Domestic abuse affects the lives of thousands of Rhode Islanders. According to the Rhode Island Judiciary Administration, police responded to nearly 8,000 domestic abuse calls…

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