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An 18-month study of 560 events where demonstrators, counter-demonstrators, or other individuals or groups were present and carried or brandished firearms found that armed demonstrations are nearly six times as likely to turn violent or destructive compared to unarmed demonstrations.

Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) and Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, “Armed Assembly: Guns, Demonstrations, and Political Violence in America,” August 23, 2021, https://everytownresearch.org/report/armed-assembly-guns-demonstrations-and-political-violence-in-america/.

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More than 11,000 auto sears or machine gun conversion devices were recovered and traced between 2019 and 2023—a 784 percent increase from 2019 to 2023.

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A multistate study found that one suicide was averted for every 17 Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) issued, which translates to 269 lives saved.

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Durham, North Carolina’s Community Responder Team program, HEART, reduces the likelihood of a 911 call resulting in a crime report or arrest by more than 50%.

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As of 2026, at least 92 Community Responder Team programs exist in the United States.

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