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Hear from experts working to reduce firearm injury
A Study of the Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States Between 2000 – 2013.
A report covering active shooter incidents in the United States that examines specific behaviors that may precede an attack and that might be useful in identifying, assessing, and managing those who may be on a pathway to violence.
Mass Shooting Database Locations
A mass shooter database from The Violence Project of 172 mass public shootings in the United States from 1966 to 2020 coded on nearly 200 life history variables, including mental health history, trauma, interest in past shootings, and situational triggers.
Opinion: We analyzed 53 years of mass shooting data. Attacks aren’t just increasing, they’re getting deadlier
This opinion piece studied every mass shooting event since 1966 to characterize trends in mass shooting events in the United States over the last several decades.
America’s Gun Culture in Charts
A BBC News article depicting a visual representation of America's gun culture via charts and infographics.
Data from the Gun Violence Archive
Mass shooting database from the Gun Violence Archive.
Public Safety, Mental Disorders, and Guns
This paper examines the relationship between mental illness and gun violence.
Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Politics of American Firearms
This paper examines the relationship amongst mental illness, mass shootings, and cultural stereotypes regarding those with psychiatric illnesses.
How To Stop Mass Shootings
This article details policy changes that can be implemented to reduce the burden of mass shootings in the United States.
Issue 25: More than Mass Shootings: Gun Violence Narratives in California News
This study examined California newspaper articles to understand narratives around different types of gun violence incidents between 2016 and 2017.
Extreme Risk Protection Orders Intended to Prevent Mass Shootings: A Case Series
This case series examines several individual situations where extreme risk protection orders were used to prevent mass shootings.
WV-100-INFO How Do I Get an Order to Prohibit Workplace Violence?
Information pertaining to a request for a workplace violence protective order.
CH-100-INFO Can a Civil Harassment Restraining Order Help Me?
Information pertaining to a request for a civil harassment restraining order.