Firearms laws curb rates of gun violence across United States
States with stricter firearms laws reported lower suicide and homicide rates, according to a Rutgers study.
Apr 22, 2021
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States with stricter firearms laws reported lower suicide and homicide rates, according to a Rutgers study.
Apr 22, 2021
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As the U.S. deals with two mass shootings in a single week, public outcry about racism, gun violence, gun rights and what to do about these issues is high. At last count, 10 people were shot dead at a supermarket in Boulder, ...
Mar 29, 2021
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New research by Carmel Salhi, a Northeastern professor, shows that 70 percent of parents believe their children cannot access the guns they keep in their homes. The children tell a different story.
Mar 25, 2021
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Contrary to what many believe, a new study finds that mental illness isn't a factor in most mass shootings or other types of mass murder.
Feb 25, 2021
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Gun violence among children is lower in states with more gun laws, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Feb 4, 2021
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Researchers at the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP) assessed the prevalence of exposure to violence, such as robbery or assault, and its impacts on the mental health and social functioning of California ...
Jan 14, 2021
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Military members who receive gun locks and lethal means counseling, which focuses on ways to limit a person's access to specific methods for suicide, are more likely to use a gun safe and unload firearms before they are stored, ...
Dec 22, 2020
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Gun safety policies, including universal background checks and mandatory waiting periods, receive wide support among American gun owners, yet most Americans fail to recognize this fact, a new study suggests.
Dec 22, 2020
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Recent reports here and elsewhere in the media have focused on gun violence in the US, reporting a dramatic rise in mass shootings in 2020—despite the pandemic—which by November had overtaken the total for 2019. The term ...
Dec 9, 2020
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Accidental shootings of unarmed victims are tragically common, and sometimes they happen because the shooter misperceived the victim as also having a gun.
Dec 9, 2020
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