Gun Laws

  • Read more: Gun Violence and Public Health: The Need for Federal Research Funding

    Gun Violence and Public Health: The Need for Federal Research Funding

    By Gali Katznelson In the wake of yet another school massacre, ‘thoughts and prayers’ are not enough. But if we don’t get more laws and regulations soon, we should at least get more facts and figures. Though approximately 30,000 people die of gun related violence each year in America, a 2017 study found that gun…

  • Read more: Reducing Gun Violence in America

    Reducing Gun Violence in America

    Typically, we would avoid such a shameless plug for our researchers — we’d be a little more subtle. But, we can’t help it this time. This book is the best $10 you’ll spend all year. A little less than a month ago, Johns Hopkins University convened more than 20 of the world’s leading experts on…

  • Read more: Good News and Bad News About Gun Laws, Mental Illness and Violence — Part 1

    Good News and Bad News About Gun Laws, Mental Illness and Violence — Part 1

    This is Part 1 in a three-part series on gun laws, mental illness and violence in the United States. by Jeffrey Swanson, PhD Federal and state efforts to restrict firearms access to potentially dangerous people with mental illness have focused in recent years on extending the reach of states’ reporting to the National Instant Criminal…