Friday Finds
Our weekly roundup of gun violence prevention news from across the country
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.
VIDEO: Multiple people killed in ‘worst mass shooting in Swedish history,’ authorities say
“The shooting occurred inside Campus Risbergska – a school for adult education – which is located on a campus where other schools, including those for children, are based.”
Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting highlights global reality of gun violence, Northeastern criminologist says
“The world’s five deadliest mass shootings have occurred outside the U.S. — in Pakistan, Kenya, France and Norway.Norway, New Zealand and Australia are among the countries that have responded to mass shootings by enacting stricter gun laws.”
VIDEO: Surge in U.S. firearms smuggling fuels Canada's gun violence crisis
“The proliferation of illegal guns in our communities is alarming, and we are all battling the same challenges — illegal guns coming from the United States.”
New Research about Teens and Gun Violence:
Classrooms Under Siege: From Gun Violence to Immigration Raids
“For those who grew up with lockdown drills and increased security measures, fear in schools isn’t new…. However, instead of working to make schools safer and addressing the root causes of these issues, new policies are amplifying the situation and introducing additional risks for students.”
Study Finds More Than 300 Juveniles Were Shot by Police Between 2015 and 2020, One-Third of Them Fatally
“Shootings of juveniles by police represented about 3% of the 10,000-plus shootings by police during the six-year period. The average age of juveniles shot by police was 15.5 years old versus an average age of 36 years old for adults shot by police.”
Federal appeals court strikes down ban on handgun sales to teens
“The case is almost certainly bound for the Supreme Court.”
Firearm hospitalizations dropped before the pandemic, then shot up
“The gap between expected and actual hospitalizations was even bigger for patients under the age of 18, those covered by Medicaid insurance for people with low incomes or disabilities, and those who are Black.”
Gun Lobbyists and Cambridge Analytica Weaponized Gun Owners’ Private Details for Political Gain
“Douglas is one of millions of people whose sensitive personal information was compiled over two decades by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, working with some of America’s most iconic gun-makers and retailers.”
Related: National Shooting Sports Foundation - The Gun Lobby Next Door
WEE1 Tactical’s JR-15 Assault Rifle for Children Grows Up – Sort Of
“And while the overt grotesque child marketing of past years is gone, the company has embraced the more veiled coded language for youth marketing (i.e. “beginners”) that’s common in the gun industry.”
Future of Federal Funding for GVP:
The Legacy of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention
“In the last Trajectory, I shared my interview with Greg Jackson, the first of two Q&As with the office’s co-directors. My conversation with Rob Wilcox, the second part, is below.”
DeLauro, public health experts urge continued funds for gun violence prevention
“At a Yale-hosted roundtable, Rep. Rosa DeLauro and a coalition of experts, officials and advocates stressed the need for sustained government funding to combat gun violence.”
Pennsylvania responds as Trump shutters White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention
“The harmful action at the federal level makes it even more important that we continue to support the state’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention and fund our own, state-level community violence prevention activity.”
Gun Violence Research in the Second Trump Era
“These actions are a direct attack on science — not just health, but science in general.”
MSU student directs film about growing up in an environment of gun violence
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