Firearms Archives

01.11.2021 a graph of a number of people

Checking for Guns

The impulse of Americans to buy guns in the face of social upheaval reflects Americans' perceptions of fear and safety.

Fellow Edward Alexander

11.24.2020 a graph of a crime

Guns and Our Youth

Eighteen to 20-year-olds account for only 4% of the population, yet they are responsible for causing as many as 17% of gun-related deaths.

Fellow Pat Williams

06.26.2020 a gun with a red white and blue flag

Right to Bear Opinion

Guns laws have evolved since 2015. What hasn’t changed since then is that the majority of US citizens continue to support many gun safety policies.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

03.23.2020 a classroom with desks and chairs

Scripts After School Shootings

School shootings in America have become something of a new norm, yet little is known about how survivors cope over the following months and years.

Fellow Edward Alexander

03.18.2020 a gun with a knot on a statue

Health Equity
Violence

Wrong-to-Carry Laws

States passed right-to-carry laws under the expectation that they would decrease crimes. Evidence now contradicts the basic premise of right-to-carry laws.

Fellow Greg Kantor

01.16.2020 a graph of a man with a green stripe

Contributions to Congress

Political Action Committees supported by physician organizations may be unknowingly giving to candidates and legislators who oppose firearm safety measures.

Fellow Julia Garcia

07.16.2019 a graffiti on a wall

The Greening of Vacant Lots

In a reversal of the broken window theory, greened lots restored a sense of pride and belonging to neighborhoods, discouraging crime and gun violence.

Fellow Greg Kantor

06.27.2019 a model of a brain and a white model of a neuron

Guns, Not Diagnoses, Kill

Contrary to prevailing media narratives, gun ownership–not mental illness–is what is actually associated with the rates of gun-involved homicides.

Fellow Greg Kantor

05.17.2019 a gun on a camouflage cloth

Toy Story: BB Guns and the Public's Health

BB guns designed and manufactured to be indistinguishable from real guns are a public health problem in need of evidence that can inform policy changes.

Guest Author Katherine Hoops

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