Most firearm owners keep one handy, not locked

Most firearm owners keep at least one firearm unlocked, and some view gun locks as an unnecessary obstacle in an emergency.

Patrice Harley-Rutgers • futurity
March 10, 2023 • ~5 min

Gun store chats boost use of gun cable locks

People who are told by a retailer about gun cable locks when they purchase a firearm are more than twice as likely to use them, a new study shows.

Patrice Harley-Rutgers • futurity
March 2, 2023 • ~4 min

Record Number of Guns Taken Away at US Airports Last Year
VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 21, 2023 • ~6 min

Horror and anguish are playing out on repeat following the latest mass shooting – and the mental health scars extend far beyond those directly affected

Even people who are only indirectly exposed to these repeat tragedies, such as first responders and those affected by media coverage, can experience profound and long-lasting grief.

Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University • conversation
Jan. 23, 2023 • ~9 min

Shootings rise on unusually hot days in US cities

"Our study provides strong evidence that daily temperature plays a meaningful role in gun violence fluctuations."

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
Jan. 20, 2023 • ~8 min

Guns killed and injured more kids during pandemic

A new study links the COVID-19 pandemic to an increase in the frequency and mortality of gun injuries among children.

Eric Maze-Missouri • futurity
Jan. 17, 2023 • ~4 min

Young men have higher risk of gun death in some US cities than in war

Young men who live in some US zip codes face more risk of firearm death than do those deployed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Dec. 23, 2022 • ~10 min

Firearm injuries damage children’s mental health

New mental health diagnoses are more likely after a childhood firearm injury than after a vehicle crash, research finds.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Dec. 9, 2022 • ~5 min

Firearm injuries damage children’s mental health

New mental health diagnoses are more likely after a childhood firearm injury than after a vehicle crash, research finds.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Dec. 9, 2022 • ~5 min

In 30 years, the US saw 1.1 million gun deaths

Gun deaths in the US are reaching unprecedented levels. A new study digs into the data behind the violence.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Dec. 6, 2022 • ~6 min

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