6 tips for reporting on gun policy and gun violence
…Amendment. “Well it turns out that CDC wasn’t advocating for gun control. It was doing research on gun control, and it’s still allowed to do research on gun control,” Vernick…
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Universal background checks and gun permits: What the research says
…research on gun violence. In 1996, Congress passed legislation that prohibited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using federal funds to “advocate or promote gun control.” That means…
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The ‘boyfriend loophole’ in federal gun law: What the research says
…Lautenberg Amendment amended the Gun Control Act of 1968, which previously barred people convicted of a felony domestic violence offense from legally owning a gun. The so-called “boyfriend loophole” hinges…
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Gun buybacks: What the research says
…gun control legislation was the reason for lower rates of gun violence, the fact remains that the country largely avoided mass shootings for more than two decades following the Port…
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Can ‘red flag’ laws curb gun violence? Here’s what the research says.
…Prevention from using funds to “advocate or promote gun control.” That means there is little federal funding to examine gun violence on a national scale. But that doesn’t mean there…
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7 things journalists should know about guns
…leading provider of civilian firearms education. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and Coalition to Stop Gun Violence are advocacy organizations fighting to reduce gun-related deaths and injuries. …
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The multibillion-dollar costs of firearm injuries: Research and resources to consider
…Everytown is a nonprofit organization that advocates for gun control and is largely financed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The total annual cost of gun violence was…
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The online gun market: A legal analysis of impacts on gun control
…amendment to the Gun Control Act and mandated background checks prior to any gun sale by a seller with a federal firearm license. The law only applied to what it…
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Research-based tips for reporting on science research
…endorsing one term or the other. And you know that’s not any different for “gun control” and “gun safety,” than it is for the “death tax” or the “estate tax,”…
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How journalists cover mass shootings: Research to consider
…U.S. They find a “potential causal link” between news articles about gun control policies in the aftermath of a mass shooting and increased gun sales. The researchers also find that…
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