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.
Shooting-free days decline in major U.S. cities; new metric aims at building sustained periods of peace
“A new study… makes a case for the use of shooting-free days (SFD) and related metrics in addition to traditional homicide counts because these new metrics are inclusive of prevention gains, the large number of people who are shot and do not die, and critically important stretches of peace.”
Thoughts Don’t Kill People, but Study Suggests Options for Keeping Guns From Doing So
“… the findings illustrate the scope of the danger of firearm violence, and the need to determine if people who have these thoughts are a high risk for acting on them.”
New Special Collection Examines a Decade of Extreme Risk Protection Order Implementation, Impact, and Future Directions
“The collection brings together leading researchers and practitioners to examine how ERPO laws are being implemented, how their impacts are measured, and what the growing evidence base reveals about their effectiveness in preventing violence.”
States that have enacted ERPO laws as of February 2026; via Johns Hopkins.
Restricting Abusers’ Access to Firearms Helps Prevent Violence
“Nearly every year in Minnesota, firearms are overwhelmingly the most common means of intimate partner homicide. They are also the number one cause of death for bystanders and intervenors who are killed in acts of domestic violence.”
Child and Adolescent Firearm Deaths: National Trends and Variation by Demographics and States
“This brief explores the impacts of gun violence on children and adolescents (ages 17 and below), including changes in death rates over time and by demographics, methods of gun violence exposure, and how gun violence can impact mental health and well-being.”
Inside the Supply Line Delivering American Guns to Mexican Cartels
“As the Trump administration pushes the Mexican government to do more against drug cartels, an unintended beneficiary has emerged from the U.S. pressure campaign: the weapons smugglers who supply guns to the Sinaloa Cartel, the criminal powerhouse behind much of the fentanyl flooding American streets.”
Operatives of the Sinaloa Cartel at work near Culiacán; via New York Times.
Dangerousness, Immigration Status, and the Second Amendment After Rahimi
“In United States v. Rahimi (2024), the Supreme Court reaffirmed that the Second Amendment permits legislatures to disarm individuals who pose a ‘credible threat’ to the safety of others…. But Rahimi did not resolve a critical question: Can legislatures treat entire categories of people as dangerous, and disarm them categorically?”
Trump’s Tariffs Are Driving Up Ammo Prices
“Levies imposed by the self-described ‘pro-gun president’ are squeezing the ammunition industry — and gun owners’ wallets.”
LISTEN: DOJ’s program to restore gun rights to felons raises questions about transparency
“The Justice Department quietly restarted a program that allows some people with felony criminal records to regain their federal gun rights. NPR’s Jaclyn Diaz reports.”
VIDEO: McDonald police warn of dangers after juveniles found with realistic-looking BB guns
“Facsimile firearms are becoming a bigger problem for law enforcement, as people using them don’t understand the risk they run with firearms that look too much like the real thing.”
NY lawmakers want gun shops to post ‘graphic’ visual warnings about risks of firearms
“… the legislation would require consumer warnings with striking images about the dangers of guns — similar to fliers that sound the alarm over smoking cigarettes in other nations.”
Photo by Erik Bottcher; via New York Post.
VIDEO: Uvalde mother speaks at Oscars after All the Empty Rooms wins Best Documentary Short
“All the Empty Rooms reflects on the lasting impact of gun violence by showing the preserved bedrooms of children killed in school shootings. The bedroom of Uvalde victim Jackie Cazares is among those featured. Jackie’s mother, Gloria Cazares, spoke to the audience as the filmmakers accepted the award.”
Related: Brady Celebrates All the Empty Rooms Oscars Win for Best Documentary Short Film
Related: Oscars Get Political: Winners and Presenters Slam Gun Violence, Politicians, Trump and Wars
Related: Warriors coach Steve Kerr part of Oscar documentary short win with All the Empty Rooms
How Brady Is Working With Hollywood To Change America’s Gun Safety Culture
“That belief has shaped Brady’s Show Gun Safety campaign, an initiative that works with screenwriters, showrunners and studios to encourage more responsible depictions of firearms on screen, especially safe storage and the real-life consequences of careless gun use.”