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The Science Is Clear: Gun Control Saves Lives. By enacting simple laws that make guns safer and harder to get, we can prevent killings like the ones in Uvalde and Buffalo. Editor’s Note...
New findings are providing a sound evidence base for policy-making and, among other contributions, have helped demonstrate efficacy in three important domains of gun policy: add-on sentences for gun use in violent crime, bans on gun possession by those convicted of domestic violence, and restrictions on carrying concealed firearms in public.
Supporters of gun control seek tighter restrictions on the sale and circulation of firearms to decrease the high incidence of gun-related violence and deaths in the United States. Opponents argue Americans have a constitutional right to own and bear firearms.
Improved gun buyer background checks would impede some mass shootings, Stanford expert says. Stanford Law Professor John Donohue says a background check system that was universal and effectively ...
The condemnation levied against Peterson decontextualizes gun violence and bolsters the “good guy with a gun” narrative according to which society simply needs more armed heroes, a discourse ...
Is gun control effective? What gun control measures exist at the federal level? What are gun buyback programs and do they work? Where does the U.S. public stand on the issue?
In addition to providing an overview of gun violence in the U.S., the articles seek to provide policy-makers and practitioners with a clear and concise overview of the research evidence as they contemplate future actions or investments. We also point out critical gaps in our understanding.
The debate over stricter gun control laws intensifies as details emerge from the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
The trauma of gun violence impacts families and communities, impeding human flourishing and having intergenerational effects on social mobility worldwide. The need for a public health approach to guns—with a suite of evidence-based policies based on prevention and harm reduction principles—has long been recognised, if not always embraced.
This collection provides freely accessible research and perspectives on gun ownership, gun control, legislation, hate crimes, gun violence in schools, the victims, media responses, myths, mental health, and more.