Friday Finds

Wherein we unearth GVP-related stories from the past week

Dec 13, 2024

On Fridays here at Armed With Reason, we highlight some articles from the Gun Violence Prevention realm that might’ve been missed during your busy week.

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The Year in Gun Violence Solutions

“While some Biden administration initiatives may be reversed, not all of the progress can easily be undone. Here are the 2024 highlights.”

Republicans Move to Block Medicaid Funds for Gun Violence Prevention

“The push comes as several states have begun utilizing Medicaid to finance community-based violence intervention programs. These efforts gained traction after the Biden administration issued executive orders enabling Medicaid to cover services like firearm safety counseling.”

The Barr Papers

“Newly uncovered documents reveal the NRA’s behind-the-scenes efforts to create sweeping legal protections for the gun industry.”

President George W. Bush signed the PLCAA into law on October 26, 2005. Senator Craig is shown on the far right.46 Former Representative Barr was not present, as he left office on January 3, 2003.

UnitedHealthCare CEO Shooting:

Luigi Mangione’s 3D-printed gun and the problem of untraceable firearms

“The killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO may be the first time a “ghost gun” was used in a high-profile shooting.”

Luigi Mangione was reportedly found with a 3D printed ghost gun, an illegal firearm ‘scary on so many levels’

“Mangione, the 26-year-old Towson native who was charged in New York with five counts in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, potentially used a gun that was 3D-printed….”

VIDEO: Police illegally sell restricted weapons, supplying crime

“A CBS News investigation found dozens of law enforcement leaders — sheriffs, captains, lieutenants, chiefs of police — buying and illegally selling firearms, even weapons of war, across 23 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., from the Deep South to the Midwest, Northeast and California coast.”

Trump’s surgeon general pick accidentally set off handgun that killed her father

“If she is confirmed, Nesheiwat will replace sitting US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy….. Murthy has been a proponent for treating gun violence — including accidental gun deaths like the one Nesheiwat experienced — as a public health issue. That stance has left him unpopular with Republican lawmakers, who have gone so far as to ban the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from researching gun violence as a public health issue. Despite her tragic experience with gun violence, there is no indication that Nesheiwat will break with fellow Republicans on the issue.”

Podcast: Why better mental health access won’t end gun violence

“Dr. Daniel Semenza, director of interpersonal violence research at the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers University, talks about the intersection of gun violence and public health and reveals what society gets wrong in its discussion of the subject.”

In Run, Hide, Fight, student journalists report on how gun violence affects youth

“Gun violence is the leading cause of death for children and teens in the U.S., but much of the coverage about it is made by and for adults. Our Student Reporting Labs handed cameras to 14 young journalists and their work is part of the documentary, Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun.”

Podcast: Have We Given Up on Guns?

“Yes, the regulatory approach to gun control has stalled. But Hudson Muñoz, of , offers a fresh approach: Mobilizing the vast power of consumers to disrupt the firearms industry.”