More Shooting Victims Are Dying Before They Reach the Hospital. Researchers Think an Increasing ‘Intensity’ of Gun Violence May Be to Blame.
The researchers behind a new study describe their findings as " very concerning."
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An American Crisis: 18 Facts About Gun Violence — and 6 Promising Ways to Reduce the Suffering
A guide to the data and research that provides a complete picture of gun violence in the United States — and ways to reduce it.
What Members of Congress Do — and Don’t — Say After Mass Shootings
An analysis of more than 800 official statements.
The ATF Received 36,000 Comments on Bump Stocks. They’re Overwhelmingly Anti-Regulation.
While widespread public support exists for many gun regulations and policies, pro-gun advocates are significantly more active than their counterparts when it comes to engaging politicians and government agencies.
TSA Confiscated 3,957 Firearms in Travelers' Carry-On Luggage in 2017
The record number represents a 17 percent increase from 2016, when the Transportation Security Administration discovered 3,391 guns at security checkpoints.
The First Estimate of 2017 Gun Deaths Is In
At least 15,549 people were killed by guns in 2017, excluding most suicides, according to GVA data – a three percent increase over the previous year.
Bullets-Per-Body Rise in Chicago as High-Capacity Handguns Gain Criminal Following
A person killed by a firearm in August 2016 was shot 4.25 times on average, nearly double the average of 2.5 in August 1992, the Chicago Sun-Times found.
11 Facts That Tell the Story of Gun Violence in 2017
The statistics that shed new light on an American crisis.
Despite Attorney General’s Claims, Violent Crime Is Tracking Downward in 2017
Last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned that…
Data Shows Shrinking Cable News Cycles for This Fall’s Mass Shootings
Two days after 26 people were massacred in a Texas church, the incident — one…
White Men With Financial Worries More Likely to Be Attached to Their Guns, Study Finds
White men who have lost financial stability — or think that they soon…
3 Million Americans Carry Loaded Handguns Every Day, Study Finds
One in four handgun owners — about nine million people — have carried a loaded handgun in the last 30 days, the survey also found.