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These laws are relatively new, and so there has been scant research on their efficacy. -
Owning a handgun significantly increases one’s risk of suicide, according to a study published Thursday that tracked new gun owners in California for more… -
A new study shows that state laws allowing judges to temporarily remove firearms from at-risk people can lower suicide rates among older adults. It also… -
Guns & America has reviewed all 166 petitions that were filed in the state from Jan. 1, 2018, when the law went into effect, through Oct. 31, 2019. They paint a picture of people in extraordinary crisis. -
Recent shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, have led to renewed calls for extreme risk protection orders — or red flag laws. New research out of… -
New research shows that confiscating weapons from gun owners deemed at-risk for violence could help prevent mass shootings.Researchers at the UC Davis… -
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A recent study from the Journal of Rural Health shows that certain firearm laws are more effective at reducing violence than others, depending on if you live in an urban or rural area. -
President Donald Trump likes getting a reaction from his base, though maybe not the one he’s getting this week. After Trump expressed support for certain… -
Among the popular gun policy proposals raised in the aftermath of shootings like those in Sandy Hook, Parkland and now El Paso and Dayton, the call for “red flag” laws has become a common refrain.
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