Gun ownership tied to elevated lead levels in kids

"Firearm use is a relatively unchecked source of childhood exposure to lead. There's currently no way to stop the exposure from happening..."

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
March 5, 2024 • ~6 min

Low-level blasts from heavy weapons can cause traumatic brain injury − 2 engineers explain the physics of invisible cell death

The people manning the guns are also at risk of injury from the force of the weapon.

Christian Franck, Bjorn Borgen Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
Feb. 28, 2024 • ~6 min

Mass shootings often put a spotlight on mental illness, but figuring out which conditions should keep someone from having a gun is no easy task

Red flag laws are an important step in the right direction, but much more work is needed to determine the role of mental health in the lead-up to and aftermath of mass shootings.

Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University • conversation
Nov. 14, 2023 • ~10 min

Why some shooting survivors don’t seek mental health help

Stigma and fear may keep shooting survivors from seeking mental health services, according to new research.

Leslie Wells-Indiana U. • futurity
Nov. 13, 2023 • ~3 min

Red Arrows: narcissism, immorality and lack of empathy are behind the dark psychology that can poison elites

Elite groups often become trapped in echo chambers.

Geoff Beattie, Professor of Psychology, Edge Hill University • conversation
Nov. 6, 2023 • ~7 min

Narcissism, immorality and lack of empathy: the dark psychology that can poison elites

Elite groups often become trapped in echo chambers.

Geoff Beattie, Professor of Psychology, Edge Hill University • conversation
Nov. 6, 2023 • ~7 min

Other countries put lives before guns. Why can’t we?

Harvard Chan School’s David Hemenway on the rampage in Maine, how ordinary citizens should respond, and the question he hears from horrified students new to the U.S.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 27, 2023 • ~7 min

Gun deaths among children and teens have soared – but there are ways to reverse the trend

Fatalities from gun homicides, suicides and accidents are all up for Americans ages 18 and under.

Patrick Carter, Co-Director, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan • conversation
Oct. 16, 2023 • ~6 min

Youth in rural US who drink are more likely to carry a handgun

In the rural US, youth who drink heavily are 43% more likely to carry a handgun in the following year, research finds.

Angela Sams-Washington State • futurity
Oct. 12, 2023 • ~6 min

Analysis finds bias in shell casings as forensic evidence

“Firearms experts are failing to report evidence that’s favorable to the defense, and it has to be addressed and corrected.”

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Oct. 3, 2023 • ~6 min

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