Government Measures to Reduce Gun Violence

Here's why the federal government can't study gun violence

The so-called "Dickey Amendment" effectively bars the national Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from studying firearm violence.

Gun violence prevention - American Psychological Association

The APA Council of Representatives, at its February 2014 meeting, adopted the Resolution on Firearm Violence Research and Prevention to reflect current ...

The Role of Government and Citizens in Combatting Gun Violence

It will take time to assess the effects of these actions on both gun safety and Second Amendment rights, but, with gun violence skyrocketing ...

About the VPC - Violence Policy Center

Learn about the Violence Policy Center mission, advocacy, and research initiatives in combating gun violence. Join us in creating safer communities ...

These are the gun control laws passed in 2022 - CNN

Several high-profile mass shootings and a sustained rise in gun violence across the United States in 2022 have spurred law enforcement ...

Key Federal Regulation Acts | GIFFORDS

Gun violence is a complex problem that must be met with a range of solutions. We're fighting every day for the laws, policies, and programs proven to save lives ...

Gun Violence Prevention Issue Brief - NAACP

All-too easy access to guns and ammunition as well as the resulting gun violence are a major and deadly problem in the United States. NAACP is monitoring 12 ...

Special Council on Gun Violence - PCCD

An 18-member Special Council on Gun Violence within PCCD that included representatives from public health, public safety, law enforcement, victim services, ...

What can the U.S. government do to prevent further gun violence?

I have seen many violent people in my time. They engaged in violence with or without guns. I begin to think people are violent not guns.

Inside Biden's 'Whole-of-Government' Approach to Gun Violence

Better data on gun violence and trafficking. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is improving its data on gun deaths and — perhaps ...

Gun Control and Gun Rights: Advocacy Organizations - Ship Library

Where do criminals obtain guns? And how do laws make firearms more or less accessible? Confronting these contentious questions, Guns, Violence, ...

There are many practical ways to reduce gun deaths | News

Among the gun deaths, 60% are suicides. “We are a complete outlier [compared with other high-income countries] in terms of violent death by guns ...

Biden Creates Federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention

There were 44,384, not 20,200, and gun violence deaths so far this year are below that number, not above it. When we learn of a mistake, we ...

FOREWORD Finding Balance in the Fight Against Gun Violence

As devastating as these deaths are, it does not come close to encompassing the mass toll of America's gun violence epidemic — a toll that disproportionately ...

President Biden to sign new executive actions aimed at reducing ...

President Joe Biden is set to sign new executive actions that are aimed at reducing gun violence. The White House will announce the new ...

Where does US gun control go from here? - BBC

... gun-control measures, such as a ban on assault-style weapons, and point out how the US is alone among industrialised nations in its high levels of gun violence.

Reduce firearm-related deaths — IVP‑13 - Healthy People 2030

Comprehensive state- and community-level prevention strategies are critical for reducing the risk for violence that leads to firearm-related deaths. Topics: ...

What you need to know about the new federal gun violence ... - PBS

That's roughly 118 deaths per day, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The president said that toll was far too high. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: I ...

Office Of Gun Violence Prevention | Colorado General Assembly

The act establishes the office of gun violence prevention (office) within the department of public health and environment to coordinate and promote effective ...

Biden's Gun Control Agenda - The Heritage Foundation

She explains why instead of addressing the real underlying problems when it comes to gun violence, President Biden is pushing politically divisive measures ...