Gun Violence in the United States

User icon Heather Dray
30 October 2023
53 items

US Firearms Policy in practice and review.


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 …


VPC: Violence Policy Center · 31 October 2023 English

Soon after the shooting, the Board of Education (the “Board”) of the Oxford Community Schools District (“OCS” or the “District”) learned that before the shooting, several OHS employees had identified …


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 …


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 · 17 May 2024 English

Can gun violence be deterred at low cost? We report the results of a randomized experiment of a messaging intervention which was designed to reduce gun violence among individuals under …


Brookings Institution · 27 May 2022 English

The recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two adults deceased reopened wounds of the Sandy Hook, Buffalo, and Parkland shootings for many Americans. Each of …


AFT: American Federation of Teachers · 28 November 2022 English

Now more than ever, when a white female teacher is afraid of a Black male student and kids need to be taught how to dream and reach those dreams, how …


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 · 20 December 2023 English

While public schools face ongoing funding challenges, resources are being allocated to School Resource Officers (SROs) to respond to anti‐​social behavior. Though reactive measures are important to have in place, …