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Law enforcement officer knowledge of, attitudes toward, and willingness to use extreme risk protection orders

Findings from this study provide insight into how those primarily responsible for implementation (such as law enforcement officers) perceive ERPO laws generally and in specific circumstances.
Firearm Policies and Programs
News

New study looks at attitudes towards political violence

Research reveals a complex mix of attitudes, concerns and beliefs about the state of democracy and the potential for violence

A nationally representative 2022 survey of over 8,600 adults found most Americans reject political violence, but a concerning minority —1 in 3— see it as justified to advance at least one of 17 specific political objectives.
Political Violence
Research, Fact Sheet

Views of democracy and society and support for political violence in the USA

Findings from a nationally representative survey

Findings from this large, nationally representative survey suggest that concerning proportions of the US population currently support violence, including lethal violence, to advance political objectives. Support varies with demographic characteristics.
Political Violence

Suicide prevention

Inside our September 2023 newsletter

Suicide and Self HarmClinical Approaches to Firearm Injury Prevention
Research

Community-level risk factors for firearm assault and homicide

The role of local firearm dealers and alcohol outlets

Our findings suggest that community-level interventions limiting the density of both pawn firearm dealers and off-premises outlets simultaneously may be associated with larger reductions in firearm assault, particularly among those at highest risk.
Risk and Protective FactorsFirearm Access and Risk, Social and Economic Policies and Programs, Homicide, Nonfatal Injury, Violence in California
Research

Trends and sources of crime guns in California

2010-2021

This is the first study to analyze California’s statewide compilation of crime gun and stolen gun data. We document a significant rise in crime gun recoveries within a short period of time following legal purchase.
Illegal Firearm Markets and TraffickingFirearm Acquisition and Ownership

Safe firearm storage

Inside our August 2023 newsletter

Clinical Approaches to Firearm Injury Prevention

A drop in firearm homicide deaths

Inside our July 2023 newsletter

Homicide

Gun violence awareness

Inside our June 2023 newsletter

Homicide
Research

Social and structural determinants of community firearm violence and community trauma

Given the vast complexities and interconnected inequities associated with and contributing to community firearm violence and community trauma across the U.S., large-scale and multilevel intervention will be needed to redress the situation.
Social DeterminantsIndividual, Community, and Societal Outcomes, Social and Economic Policies and Programs, Structural and Systemic Violence
Research

Association of medical conditions and firearm suicide among legal handgun purchasers in California

A case–control study

Results suggest that handgun purchasers with recent hospital visits for suicidal ideation or attempt are at substantially elevated risk of firearm suicide.
Suicide and Self HarmRisk and Protective Factors, Firearm Access and Risk, Clinical Approaches to Firearm Injury Prevention
Research

Neighborhood collective efficacy and environmental exposure to firearm homicide among a national sample of adolescents

Environmental exposure to firearm violence is common and unequally distributed among adolescents in the USA, reflecting the concentration of structural disadvantage in minoritized communities.
Individual, Community, and Societal OutcomesSocial Determinants