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+20%

Over the last decade, campus shootings increased by an average of 20 percent year-over-year.

Everytown Research analysis of Gunfire on School Grounds database. Analysis limited to shootings on college and university campuses, August 1, 2016–July 31, 2026. Kathryn E. Rivera et al., “Gun Violence on College and University Campuses,” Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, October 9, 2026, https://everytownresearch.org/report/gun-violence-on-college-and-university-campuses/.

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>50%

Over half of shooters on college and university campuses were unaffiliated with the school.

+900%

A study of crime gun recoveries in 20 US cities found that law enforcement recoveries of 3D-printed guns increased from 32 in 2020 to 325 in 2024—a 916 percent increase.

-25–29%

In Baltimore, after Maryland passed ghost gun regulations in 2022, recoveries of ghost guns manufactured by Polymer80 dropped by 25 percent in 2023 and again by 29 percent in 2024.

-43%

A study of crime gun recoveries in 43 US cities found that following litigation and regulatory and legislative fixes, recoveries of ghost guns manufactured by Polymer80 declined by 43 percent in 2024, compared to their peak in 2022.

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