Reports

In June 2024, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a landmark Advisory declaring firearm violence a public health crisis in America, urging immediate awareness and action.

The Advisory provides an overview of firearm-related death and injury epidemiology in the U.S., the toll of firearm violence, including impacts on communities, children and adolescents, and families, and discusses factors contributing to firearm violence, including socioeconomic, geographic, and racial inequities, as well as lethality, availability, and access to firearms.

Click here for the full report by the Aspen Health Strategy Group.

Mass shootings are a source of shared anguish and outrage among the American public, and they are becoming more frequent. Extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) are designed to prevent these shootings, and research supports their effectiveness. 

Garen Wintemute, MD, MPH, authored Inside Gun Shows, which combines a review of existing research with direct observations and photographic evidence. The data were gathered at 78 gun shows in 19 states, most of them occurring between 2005 and 2008.  Main sections included Gun Shows in Context, How Gun Shows Work, Culture, Politics, and Interventions.