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.
Trump’s Pardons Are Costing Shooting Survivors Millions
“A Trace analysis found that revenue once generated by fining and penalizing white-collar criminals is drying up — now that the president has pardoned so many of them.”
Hurdles to Healing: Removing Barriers to Victim Compensation Funds
“The trauma of gun violence does not end when the shooting stops, and survivors and family members often need services and support for years afterward.”
USPS Proposes Rule to End Century-Old Ban on Mailing Handguns
“The proposal follows a Trump DOJ memo arguing that the federal ban on mailing handguns was unconstitutional.”
VIDEO: Supreme Court upholds gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims
“In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled 8-1 in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people under restraining orders to stay away from their spouses or partners. The justices reversed a ruling from the federal appeals court in New Orleans that had struck down the law.”
Shooting in Shreveport:
Louisiana mass shooting prompts renewed calls to close “dangerous gaps” in domestic violence, gun laws
“After a gunman killed eight children, seven of them his own kids, in Shreveport, Louisiana on Sunday, advocates are urging policymakers to close ‘dangerous gaps’ in legislation aimed at preventing fatal domestic violence crimes. The tragedy has also brought a renewed focus to the ways in which domestic violence and firearm deaths are connected.”
VIDEO: Killing of 8 children spotlights domestic gun violence
Deadly domestic violence cases stir calls for more prevention resources for Black communities
“Many advocates in the aftermath of the headline-grabbing shootings have said the tragedies pointedly highlight troubling trends in which Black women are more likely to experience domestic violence — and they see the killings as an opportunity to confront how disparities in access to care and resources make some women and children more vulnerable to violence in the home.”
Call It What It Is: Black Femicide
“Men killing Black women is one of the single most urgent issues menacing Black America today. Between 2011 and 2024, the number of Black women killed by men with a firearm increased by nearly 30 percent, according to the Violence Policy Center.”
Community Violence Intervention Updates:
Northwell Releases First-of-its-Kind Toolkit to Help Health Care Providers Implement Gun Violence Prevention Programs
“Unveiled last month at Northwell Health’s annual Gun Violence Prevention Forum , a new digital implementation toolkit, Guiding Health Systems to Action on Firearm Injury & Violence Prevention , brings together actionable insights from hospitals and health systems across the country that are making a difference.”
Community violence intervention works, but conservatives on the attack won’t say so
“Despite our success in reducing violence, these very programs have come under new attacks by conservatives, who are attempting to discredit them. Community violence intervention programs are being mischaracterized as fraudulent, with the basis of these arguments being isolated events that are weaponized to cast doubt on an entire field.”
Should Gun Violence Intervention Efforts Start Earlier? These Researchers Think So
“The study found that gun owners are not the only people who are at risk of using a firearm, but those in the vicinity of gun owners as well. In other words, access to a firearm, rather than ownership, is a key predictor.”
Better public space design and data can curb gun violence
“These measures require investment. Just as ADA compliance and highway safety standards required capital and adjustment, violence-resilient design would as well.”
WEBINAR: How to get your hands on good violent crime data
“A recent webinar from Harvard’s Shorenstein Center laid out several useful tips and sources for good gun violence data.”
VIDEO: Johns Hopkins University expert explains the common factors and trends behind teen gun violence rates
“Professor Daniel Webster says teen gun violence spikes between ages 17 and 21, with the highest rates in the South due to higher gun ownership and fewer restrictions.”
International Gun Violence Incidents:
VIDEO: Shooting of tourists at Mexican pyramids shakes country weeks ahead of World Cup
“At least one person, a Canadian woman, was killed in the Monday attack in Mexico’s Teotihuacán archeological zone, a major tourist hotspot 30 miles north of Mexico City. Five soccer matches are expected to be played in the capital city when the global tournament kicks off in July.”
Related: Gunman who fired on tourists at Mexican pyramid carried materials related to 1999 Columbine massacre
Student kills 9 in Turkey’s second school shooting in 2 days
“The attack came a day after 16 people, mostly students, were wounded when a former student opened fire at a high school in nearby Sanliurfa province.”
VIDEO: Goofies Got Guns
“Are you a follower? Are you gullible? Did you get conned into believing that guns protect us? You may be a goofy. But don’t worry - help is available.”
VIDEO: Stories That Matter: All The Empty Rooms Panel Discussion
“In March 2026, Stories That Matter™ presented a special screening of the Academy Award-winning documentary short, All the Empty Rooms, followed by a Q&A and a panel discussion featuring Oscar-winning director Joshua Seftel and Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions’ expert Cass Crifasi.”
