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“My boys are not statistics.”
In Baltimore, residents, researchers, and leaders have long grappled with the link between gun violence and alcohol businesses, and continue to, despite their best laid plans.
Studying gun violence has never been an easy task.
“If we stop our momentum now, my deep fear and concern is that firearm violence is just going to increase again.”
Guns are the leading cause of death for young people in the United States. It’s odd, then, that local chapters of a nationwide health care network for kids raffles off guns as a fundraising tool.
There’s reason to worry about the future of gun violence prevention. But some of the election results indicate that there’s reason to be hopeful, too.
These schemes aren’t new — but they appear to be on the rise.
Filling the federal courts with gun-friendly judges “is crucial,” Trump’s team told the NRA’s magazine.
The trajectory of America’s gun violence prevention efforts hangs on the election.
Red flag laws have become a political football.
More than two-thirds of those surveyed described their home cities with negative terms, like “violent,” “dangerous,” or “crazy,” citing personal safety as their primary reason for possessing guns.
Post-Bruen, judges appointed by Republican presidents are more likely to strike down gun restrictions, while Democratic appointees are more likely to uphold them.
The first indication that the ATF was following through came in fiscal year 2022. Subsequent data suggests it’s continued.
Election Day is a little more than two weeks away.
The U.S. is in a sustained period of political violence. Researchers are considering new ways to interrupt it.
