Gun Violence in the United States

User icon Heather Dray
30 October 2023
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US Firearms Policy in practice and review.


Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions · 14 December 2023 English

The growing presence of firearms in political spaces in the United States endangers public health, safety, and the functioning of democracy. Far from being an outlier, the January 6th insurrection …


Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · 29 September 2022 English

On average, 110 people are killed by guns every day in the United States, with Black Americans disproportionately impacted. In 2021, for the first time, the director of the Centers …


ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California · 26 October 2023 English

Despite clear evidence regarding the negative impact of police on students and school environments, North Carolina continues to devote millions of dollars to placing armed law enforcement officers in schools. …


Brookings Institution · 16 May 2023 English

Although this hearing focuses on left-wing violence and movements like Antifa, it is vital to recognize that in recent years violence linked to white supremacist, anti-government, and other causes lumped …


The Council on Criminal Justice · 13 February 2024 English

THE IMPACT OF OUR WORK JANUARY 2024 Established in 2019, the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice works to advance understanding of the criminal justice policy choices facing the nation and …


EFSGV: Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence · 16 February 2022 English

Racial Equity Framework for Gun Violence Prevention In partnership with: About this Report About the Authoring Organizations – Founded in 1978, the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence (Ed Fund) …


Cato Institute · 6 September 2023 English

There are 1.2 guns for every person in the United States, and the total number of firearms in circulation is estimated to be over 393 million. Gun violence is the …


NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 2 February 2024 English

We study the opposing deterrent and enabling effects of guns carried by law-abiding citizens on violent crime, using the location of shooting ranges as an instrument. Our incident-level data based …


Brookings Institution · 23 January 2023 English

Gun violence continues to be a major public health crisis across the country with the rise of mass shootings. There were more than 600 mass shooting events that took place …


USCM: United States Conference of Mayors · 19 April 2023 English

Dear Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate: Again and again and again, Americans are stunned by senseless acts of violence involving guns. The March 27 …