Concealed gun licenses and homicides rise in tandem

"...more concealed carry permits issued in a given county are linked to a greater number of homicides in that county the following year."

Patrice Harley-Rutgers • futurity
Aug. 10, 2023 ~4 min

Mass shooters seeking fame aim for ‘surprise’

Mass shooters pursuing fame often plan their attacks as "surprises," a study shows. This tendency makes them uniquely challenging to prevent.

Leah Schmerl-NYU • futurity
May 9, 2023 ~6 min


Most child victims of gun violence are bystanders

Most child shooting victims are shot outdoors for unknown reasons and are likely not the intended target, a new study shows.

Eric Slusher-U. Missouri • futurity
May 2, 2023 ~4 min

Racial gaps in gun violence against kids increased during COVID

Black children were 100x more likely than white children to experience firearm assault injuries in the first 21 months of the COVID pandemic.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
March 14, 2023 ~6 min

Health care providers rarely ask about gun access

Health care providers rarely ask patients if they have access to firearms, researchers report. Here's why they should.

Patrice Harley-Rutgers • futurity
March 14, 2023 ~5 min

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

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

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