Teens say they can access firearms at home, even when parents lock them up, new research shows

Just one unlocked firearm may undo the protective effect of securing all other firearms in the home.

Rebeccah Sokol, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan • conversation
June 10, 2025 • ~5 min

Expert: We’ve been thinking about gun violence in the wrong ways

In a new podcast episode, an expert digs into why gun violence happens and if there is anything we can do about it.

U. Chicago • futurity
May 5, 2025 • ~3 min

3D-printed guns, like the one allegedly used to kill a health care CEO, are a growing threat in the US and around the world

The use of 3D-printed guns in criminal and violent activities is likely to continue to increase. And governments and police will continue to have trouble regulating them.

Nir Kshetri, Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro • conversation
Dec. 19, 2024 • ~10 min

Americans own guns to protect themselves from psychological as well as physical threats

Owning a gun can influence your outlook, both fueling a sense of danger in the world around you and holding out the promise of rescuing you from those fears.

Nick Buttrick, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
Oct. 31, 2024 • ~8 min

Companies keep selling harmful products – but history shows consumers can win in the end

Health leaders, researchers, advocacy groups, companies and the public have saved millions of lives by reducing the consumption of unhealthy products.

Eszter Rimanyi, Chronic disease and addiction epidemiologist, Duke University • conversation
Sept. 30, 2024 • ~8 min

Gun permits may beat background checks alone for cutting homicide

New analysis suggests universal background checks alone aren't associated with significantly lower shooting death rates in the US.

Tufts University • futurity
Aug. 5, 2024 • ~6 min

State gun laws may lower child suicide rate, but not homicides

State gun laws are associated with decreased suicide rates for children under age 18, but have little influence on homicide rates.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
July 18, 2024 • ~5 min

Gun violence exposure harms health of Black Americans

Exposure to gun violence has a powerful and cumulative effect on the functional health of Black Americans, especially women.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
June 13, 2024 • ~4 min

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

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