Gun Violence in the United States

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30 October 2023
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US Firearms Policy in practice and review.

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Medicaid funding to address gun violence appears promising for some states

Brookings Institution · 3 October 2023 English

Gun violence and accidental gun deaths in the United States have become a serious threat to public health in recent years. Even worse, all indicators suggest casualties due to guns …

U.S. Conference of Mayors Amicus Brief in Support of Naperville’s Ordinance Banning the Sale of High

USCM: United States Conference of Mayors · 10 May 2023 English

The text of the statement must also be included in the front of the table of contents of the party's main brief. [...] The text of the statement must also …

The Targeted Violence Threat Landscape - A Practice Guide for the US Prevention

ISD: Institute for Strategic Dialogue · 17 February 2023 English

The aim of this is not only to connect practitioners across the US with one another, but also to build their capacity and the efficacy of their programs through a …

Gun Violence Widely Viewed as a Major – and Growing – National Problem

Pew Research Center · 28 June 2023 English

Growing shares of Americans view both gun violence and violent crime as very big national problems. 49% of U.S. adults say gun ownership increases safety by allowing law-abiding citizens to …

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Do Active-Shooter Drills Hurt Students?

Urban Institute · 4 May 2023 English

For the past two decades, school shootings have been a constant looming threat for students across the US, with the number of shootings on campuses dramatically increasing in recent years. …

Reducing the Health Harms of Firearm Violence

The Aspen Institute · 12 February 2024 English

A new report released by the nonpartisan Aspen Health Strategy Group  (AHSG), an initiative of the Aspen Institute, examines the urgent need to reduce firearm injury and proposes opportunities …

Oxford Community Schools Independent Report On The Shooting At Oxford High School On November 30, 2021

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 …

Answering Policymakers’ Most Common Questions (And Debunking Their Most Common

Heritage Foundation · 3 March 2023 English

In cases in which the possessor of a crime gun can be successfully identified, that possessor is rarely the original lawful possessor of the firearm, based upon the record at …

The Science of Gun Policy: A Critical Synthesis of Research Evidence on the Effects of Gun Policies in the United …

RAND Corporation · 10 January 2023 English

This report, now in its third edition, synthesizes available scientific evidence for the effects of various firearm policies on firearm deaths, violent crime, suicides, the gun industry, defensive gun use, …

The Costs of School Policing

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, …