Guns

Microsite Offers Collection of Latest Research on Guns and Violence
Announcements
July 19, 2022

Microsite Offers Collection of Latest Research on Guns and Violence

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‘Knowing Through Crime’: How We Define Gun Harm Shapes How We Research It
Insights
June 7, 2022

‘Knowing Through Crime’: How We Define Gun Harm Shapes How We Research It

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Political Scientists Explain Why Gun Legislation Always Stalls in US Congress
Insights
May 27, 2022

Political Scientists Explain Why Gun Legislation Always Stalls in US Congress

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Pew Report Puts Numbers on American Gun Violence
Public Policy
March 2, 2022

Pew Report Puts Numbers on American Gun Violence

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The State of Gun Research in the US: Six Questions Answered

The State of Gun Research in the US: Six Questions Answered

The research needed to answer questions about the role of firearms in acts of horrific mass violence doesn’t exist – and part of the problem is that the United States government largely doesn’t support it.

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Why Is It Again that the US Doesn’t Study Gun Violence?

Why Is It Again that the US Doesn’t Study Gun Violence?

The dean of Boston University’s School of Public Health argues that the relatively limited data the United States’ has available about firearms and firearm violence prevents any serious policy prescriptions from arising. A law that prevents the CDC from funding research that might support gun control has scared all federal funders from touching the issue.

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The Doctor Who Gave $1 Million of His Own to Keep His Gun Research Going

The Doctor Who Gave $1 Million of His Own to Keep His Gun Research Going

The eternal hunt for funding is the bane of modern research, especially when your research subject is politically sensitive. Garen Wintemute found a way–sadly not one that the average academic can copy–around that: He paid for his gun research himself.

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