Scope and Cost of Gun Violence
Monetary, Medical, and Health
- Cost of Hospitalization for Firearm Injuries by Firearm Type, Intent, and Payer in the United States (2017)
- Firearm-Related Hospitalization and Risk for Subsequent Violent Injury, Death, or Crime Perpetration: A Cohort Study (2015)
- The Cost of Gun Violence (Children's Safety Network) (2012)
- The Costs and Benefits of Reducing Gun Violence (2001)
- The Cost of Firearm Deaths in the United States: Reduced Life Expectancies and Increased Insurance Costs (2005)
- The Medical Costs of Gunshot Injuries in the United States (1999)
Domestic Violence
- Domestic Abuse Protective Orders and Firearm Access in Rhode Island (2015)
- A Census of Domestic Violence Gun Homicides in Arizona (2015)
- Common Sense Solutions: State Laws to Address Gun Violence in Women (2014)
- Women Under the Gun- How Gun Violence Affects Women and 4 Policy Solutions to Better Protect Them (2014)
- State Background Checks for Gun Purchase and Firearm Deaths (2012)
- Effects of Domestic Violence Policies, Alcohol Taxes and Police Staffing Levels on Intimate Partner Homicide in Large US Cities (2011)
- Women with Protective Orders Report Failure to Remove Firearms From Their Abusive Partners (2010)
- Removing Guns from Domestic Violence Offenders (Johns Hopkins) (2009)
- Do Laws Restricting Access to Firearms by Domestic Violence Offenders Prevent Intimate Partner Homicide (2008)
- Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Abusers -- Handgun Purchases and Restraining Orders (2008)
Latest News
Contra Costa Crime lab leaves no gun or shell casing behind
Posted: August 15, 2018
Law enforcement departments across the country have access to the same system that Contra Costa has been using to catch the people committing gun crimes on its streets. It's known as the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, NIBIN for short, and it's maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. But NIBIN only works if police assiduously log all the casings they recover, and do so quickly, before trails grow ...
As Canada faces rising gun violence, tighter laws are a tough sell
Posted: August 15, 2018
Rising violence in Canada has prompted calls for the federal government to tighten gun laws but tougher regulations could cause a political backlash in a country where 2 million people are licensed to own a firearm. ...
Man Charged Despite Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws After Fatally Shooting Unarmed Man
Posted: August 15, 2018
Florida prosecutors filed a manslaughter charge on Monday against a white man who shot and killed an unarmed black man in a dispute over a parking space, three weeks after the local sheriff had refused to arrest the man, citing the state’s sweeping and controversial Stand Your Ground law. ...
The deadliest city: Behind Chicago’s segregated shooting sprees
Posted: August 14, 2018
While its homicide rate is not the highest in the U.S., Chicago has consistently had more total killings than any other U.S. city — with 27 people killed since the beginning of the month. Why it matters: Racial segregation, wealth inequality, gangs and the inability of law enforcement to solve crimes have fueled the gun violence epidemic — and a handful of minority, impoverished neighborhoods have received the brunt of the impact. ...
How red flag laws could help families grappling with guns and mental illness
Posted: August 9, 2018
While some states have ed flag laws that allow a judge to temporarily remove a mentally ill person's access to guns, it's not easy to balance their rights with the need for public safety. Special correspondent John Ferrugia of Rocky Mountain PBS reports on how families wish they could have been more empowered to help ailing loved ones and prevent deadly violence. ...
