Gun Violence in the United States

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


Pew Research Center · 13 September 2023 English

Six-in-ten U.S. adults say gun violence is a very big problem in the country today, up 9 percentage points from spring 2022.


VPC: Violence Policy Center · 30 November 2023 English

For the first time, Hispanics became the largest minority group in the nation, exceeding the number of Black residents.2 With a population in 2020 of 62.1 million, Hispanics represent 18.7 …


VPC: Violence Policy Center · 11 January 2024 English

The Justice Department also acknowledges the agencies and organizations that were responsive to requests for documents and data, in particular, the officials and personnel of the Uvalde Police Department; the …


Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General · 27 June 2024 English

The report highlights the severe impact of gun violence on student mental health. It draws on data from roundtable discussions with high school students from various school districts in Pennsylvania. …



Washington Center for Equitable Growth · 18 July 2023 English

Overview When it comes to understanding the costs of gun violence in the United States, many people rightfully focus on the human cost. People who are slain or take their …


NYU: New York University · 21 June 2024 English

Lawsuits connecting social media companies to mass shootings could hold Silicon Valley titans legally responsible for societal harms. The post Can Families of Mass Shooting Victims Hold Social Media Companies …


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The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence (EFSGV) was a private foundation and think tank that conducts public policy research relating to gun violence. In 2022, it merged with the …


GVA: Gun Violence Archive

This is a set of downloadable data on reports of gun violence in the USA. Reports cover: children, youths, accidents, schools, police, and mass shootings. The Gun Violence Archive is …


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The Violence Policy Center (VPC) is a left-of-center organization that advocates for gun control policies. Josh Sugarmann, former communications director for the National Coalition to Ban Handguns (now the Coalition …