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Mass Shootings are Preventable
Each mass shooting sends shockwaves of pain and harm through families, communities, and the nation. Just like the daily gun violence that contributes to the more than 110 gun deaths each day in the United States, mass shootings are largely preventable through evidence-based policy interventions.
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Firearm Suicide By Congressional District
A Deadly Year in Cities — And How Policymakers Can Respond
21.8 million
guns were sold in 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
42%
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 in 2020: A Year of Colliding Crises
Update Background Check Laws
22%
of Americans report acquiring their most recent gun without a background check.
Untraceable: The Rising Specter of Ghost Guns
Taking Care of Yourself
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
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
Guns and Violence Against Women: America’s Uniquely Lethal Intimate Partner Violence Problem
70
women are shot and killed by an intimate partner every month.
Community Resources
Gunfire on School Grounds in the United States
Addressing Firearm Suicide in the United States
3x
access to firearms triples the risk of suicide.
Keeping Our Schools Safe: A Plan for Preventing Mass Shootings and Ending All Gun Violence in American Schools
Gun Violence in America
26x
The US gun homicide rate is 26 times that of other high-income countries.
Community-led Public Safety Strategies
The Impact of Gun Violence on Children and Teens
14x
Black children and teens in the US are 14 times more likely than their white counterparts to die by gun homicide.
Better Background Checks
4M
illegal gun sales have been blocked since 1994.
