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Invisible Wounds: Gun Violence and Community Trauma among Black Americans
Persistent gun violence is harming too many Black communities across the United States, contributing to individual, family, and community-level trauma.
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Alternative Dispatch Programs
<4%
Fewer than 4 percent of 911 calls are related to violent crime, even in cities with high homicide rates.
Hurdles to Healing: Fixing Victim Compensation Funds
The Economic Cost of Gun Violence
Unchecked: An Investigation of the Online Firearm Marketplace
1.2 million
online firearm ads did not require background checks in 2018
Stand Your Ground Laws are a License to Kill
Ending Armed Assaults on Democracy
How the Strongest Gun Safety Administration in American History Can Address Gun Violence Through Executive Action
Firearm Suicide By Congressional District
A Deadly Year in Cities — And How Policymakers Can Respond
17.4 million
guns were sold between March and November 2020
A More Complete Picture: The Contours of Gun Injury in the United States
Armed and Dangerous: How the Gun Lobby Enshrines Guns as Tools of the Extreme Right
The Rise of Firearm Suicide among Young Americans
56%
is the increase in firearm suicides in young people over the past decade
The Impact of Active Shooter Drills in Schools
Gun Violence and the Police
Gun Violence and COVID-19: Colliding Public Health Crises
Update Background Check Laws
22%
of American report acquiring their most recent gun without a background check
Untraceable: The Rising Specter of Ghost Guns
Taking Care of Yourself
The Impact of School Safety Drills for Active Shootings
VOCA Grants for Violence Reduction
$2.3 billion
is the annual average allocation of Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) victim assistance funds to all states and territories
CityGRIP: Your data-driven blueprint for gun violence prevention
Ten Years of Mass Shootings in the United States
194
mass shootings occurred from 2009 to 2018
EveryStat: A one-stop-shop for gun violence statistics on the local, state, and national levels.
Those Who Serve: Addressing Firearm Suicide Among Military Veterans
