Friday Finds
Wherein we unearth GVP-related stories from the past week
Given the constant information tsunami of our 24-hour news cycle world, there are bound to be stories that get lost in the scroll. On Fridays here at Armed With Reason, we’ll highlight some articles from the Gun Violence Prevention realm that might have been missed during your busy week.
Biden’s Enhanced Background Checks Appear to Be Working
“New FBI data… shows that enhanced background checks have stopped hundreds of young adults who shouldn’t have guns from buying them.”
Are Handguns or Rifles Used More Often in Mass Shootings?
“If you look at incidents in the last three years, assault weapons rifles have been used in 59 percent of mass shootings.”
Jason Isbell, Devon Gilfillian to Lead Benefit Concert for Gun Violence Prevention Efforts in Tennessee
Together in Action, a benefit concert set for City Winery in Nashville, will take place on August 15.
Old Mass Shootings Article Resurfaces Amid Jason Aldean Gun Controversy
“Mass school shootings mostly happening in small-town America."
VIDEO: These two women are working to keep kids safe from gun violence
“Be SMART for Kids is an organization aimed at promoting safe gun ownership to keep kids safe from gun violence.”
New Zealand shooting kills two ahead of Women’s World Cup tournament
“The incident comes as football teams and fans gathered in New Zealand for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The opening match is scheduled for Thursday.”
UConn scholars edit first-ever issue of prestigious academic journal devoted entirely to examining the challenges of gun violence
“The special issue of the ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science… offers up-to-date research examining policies that work to reduce gun violence, as well as policies that don’t.”
How Do We Prevent Gun Violence Without Police? Look to Abolitionists.
“Imagining how communities can embrace an abolitionist model to build lasting safety beyond the reach of institutions of carceral control.”