Can universal background checks curb gun violence? Here’s what the research says.
…in April 2021 finds 87% of gun owners and 88% of non-gun owners think “people with mental illnesses” should not be able to buy guns, while 72% of gun owners…
…in April 2021 finds 87% of gun owners and 88% of non-gun owners think “people with mental illnesses” should not be able to buy guns, while 72% of gun owners…
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…before a gunman comes to school.” Regulations such as universal background checks, removing guns from people with a history of violence and red flag laws are most strongly associated with…
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…were semiautomatic, compared with one-third of buyback handguns. Most guns turned in to the city were revolvers. Semi-automatic guns automatically load cartridges and fire one bullet per trigger pull. Revolvers…
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…Interpersonal Violence, December 2021. Firearms and Protective Orders in Intimate Partner Homicides Vivian Lyons, et. al. Journal of Family Violence, November 2020. Guns and Intimate Partner Violence among Adolescents: A…
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…Control and Prevention. Most gun deaths — 54% in 2020 — are suicides. Almost 43% of people killed by guns in 2020 were homicide victims. 2. Most guns made in…
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…violence dried up after a mid-1990s law banned federal research to advocate or promote gun control: “For every hundred articles published on sepsis, only about four are published on gun…
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…firearm deaths, or explore systemic breakdowns that allow gun violence to perpetuate — are essential but often lacking, according to several people we spoke with. “In the medical community, gun…
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…studies have investigated injuries sustained from gun violence, but Langdorf points out a distinct difference between injuries from mass shootings and those from neighborhood gun violence. “The majority of mass…
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…of our tip sheets, “7 Things Journalists Should Know About Guns,” briefs journalists on basic terminology and warns them about some of the pitfalls of covering gun issues. Columbia University’s…
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…gun violence in the U.S. tends to focus on fatalities. But it’s important for journalists also to consider the enormous toll of gunshot injuries, as Merrefield notes in this compelling…
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