6 tips for reporting on gun policy and gun violence
…policies that have the effect of restricting access to guns, such as requiring background checks for all guns purchased. Vernick added: “And that’s how policy works in this country; we…
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Covering gun violence in America: Tips from German Lopez
…gun violence in domestic violence, or in minority communities, that often goes ignored,” he said. Even while examining links between different types of gun violence, it’s important for journalists to…
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Gun violence prevention in schools: Strategies and effects
…access to guns to arming teachers. But what are schools already doing to prepare against gun violence? How do these preparations affect their students? Are these measures effective? We’ve collected…
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The online gun market: A legal analysis of impacts on gun control
…reducing gun violence, particularly cracking down on unregulated internet gun sales. In short, Obama has directed the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to require firearms sellers to…
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Can ‘red flag’ laws curb gun violence? Here’s what the research says.
…preventing gun violence at schools, writing that “prevention entails more than security measures and begins long before a gunman comes to school.” Universal background checks, removing guns from people with…
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Gun violence, mental illness and firearms background checks: Research and insights
…gun violence. Among the study population in two large Florida counties, we found that 62 percent of violent gun crime arrests and 28 percent of gun suicides involved individuals not…
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Universal background checks and gun permits: What the research says
…legal gun sales are regulated while other gun sales are unregulated. Between one-fifth and one-quarter of legal gun sales are unregulated, according to the latest research. A gun store owner…
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How the news media portray gun owners: Research to consider
…guns move between states. Some other resources that may be helpful: This 2017 report from the Pew Research Center examines gun ownership in the U.S. and Americans’ attitudes toward gun…
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The ‘boyfriend loophole’ in federal gun law: What the research says
…success of future gun or family violence legislation. A second important area for future research is investigating why domestic batterers are sensitive to federal gun restrictions.” State-level gun restrictions related…
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Background checks on ammunition, guns may drastically reduce deaths
…with reduced gun deaths, nine with increased gun deaths and seven inconclusive. The three laws most associated with reduced gun deaths required universal background checks to purchase a gun, background checks…
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