Friday Finds
Our weekly roundup of the latest gun violence prevention news
On Fridays, we highlight articles and videos from the gun violence prevention realm that might’ve been missed during your busy week.
ASK Day is June 21
“It’s a yearly reminder to parents to consistently ask if there is a gun in the home of where your child is going to play, and if it is securely locked and stored.”
LISTEN: 4 gun safety conversations that can keep your loved ones safe
“For many Americans, conversations about firearm safety can feel emotionally charged or divisive. But beneath any differences, common ground exists when it comes to child safety.”
Most mass shooters show warning signs before attacks, study finds
“The report, which analyzed a sample of 171 mass public shootings in the United States between 1999 and 2024,… found that these attacks are rarely sudden or unpredictable.”
Data suggests ‘red flag’ laws are linked to sustained reductions in arrests
“Those are the results of a new study published in PNAS Nexus. ‘These findings suggest ERPOs may interrupt acute-risk behavior while also contributing to longer-term reductions in criminal activity….’”
How Gun Violence Exposure Drives Racial Health Disparities
“‘Black and Hispanic Americans experience substantially higher levels of gun violence exposure, and those differences help explain disparities in both self-rated and chronic health problems.’ Using a nationally representative 2024 survey of 7,066 Black, Hispanic and white adults, the researchers measured individual and community disadvantage alongside lifetime exposure to gun violence.”
They Studied Nearly 14,000 People to See How Eviction Rates Are Linked to Gun Violence
“The largest individual-level association with shootings — higher than a resident’s race, income status, or even education level — was the personal experience of eviction….”
Mississippi officer put on leave after killing baby in car outside Walmart
“Protests erupt in Senatobia after one-year-old Kohen Wiley killed after police responded to report of shoplifting.”
U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to New York law allowing lawsuits against gun industry
“Signed by Democratic former Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2021, the New York law requires the gun industry to use reasonable safeguards to protect against gun trafficking, theft and the use of "straw purchasers" who buy firearms for someone else. It also allows civil lawsuits by New York state and local officials as well as members of the public.”
Supreme Court rules government can’t restrict gun rights for casual drug use
“The ruling authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch does not invalidate the law across the board, but it makes it harder for prosecutors to invoke it, especially as it relates to casual drug users.”
Arming the Cartels – and so many others
“In some respects, this reflects an arms race of the Mexican military with criminal organizations, which have nearly unlimited access to military-grade weaponry in the U.S. retail gun market, and plenty of cash.”
Via Center for International Policy
Angela Ferrell-Zabala, Executive Director of Moms Demand Action, Named to Inaugural TIME Visionaries List
“She underscores that while Moms Demand Action advocates for gun safety from all angles—culture, politics, legislation, policy, and research—simply having a conversation with your neighbors is a step in the right direction.”
Courtesy of Everytown for Gun Safety; via Time
VIDEO: UC Davis professor told gun violence focus was ‘academic suicide’
“Garen Wintemute talks about why studying gun violence interested him and what California’s influence has been on both the gun culture and gun regulations.”
VIDEO: Harlem music students release anti-gun violence song
“The group of teens and young adults wrote, tracked, and produced the recording at the Peace Cafe Music Studio, which is part of the non-profit, Street Corner Resources.”