Friday Finds
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.
This week — in addition to a number of new studies and other GVP news — we give special attention to the very encouraging news that the White House has, according to the New York Times, “approved the broadest expansion of federal background checks in decades in an attempt to regulate a fast-growing shadow market of weapons sold online, at gun shows and through private sellers that has contributed to gun violence…. President Biden, repeatedly blocked from enacting universal background checks by Republicans in Congress, is leveraging a provision of the sweeping bipartisan gun control law passed in 2022 to achieve an elusive policy goal that enjoys widespread public support: closing the so-called gun show loophole.”
NY Times: Biden Administration Approves Expansion of Background Checks on Gun Sales
“Under a rule released on Thursday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will require anyone “engaged in the business” of selling guns at a profit to register as a federally licensed firearms dealer. That means those sellers must run background criminal and mental health checks on potential buyers.”
NBC: Biden administration seeks to close the 'gun show loophole' to buy firearms
CBS: Biden administration announces plans to expand background checks to close "gun show loophole"
PBS: The Biden administration announces rule that will require more background checks on gun buyers
Politico: Biden to close ‘gun-show loophole’ and expand background checks for firearms
Guardian: US will require background checks for gun shows and online firearm sales
Advocate: White House announces new rules on background checks for firearms sales in America
NPR: Here's the new plan to boost background checks for guns bought at shows or online
Tennessee teachers would be allowed to carry concealed handguns at K-12 schools under a bill just passed by the state Senate
“Under the bill, parents would not necessarily know or be notified if their child’s teacher were armed – a point of contention for many opponents who packed the state Senate chamber Tuesday….”
Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years
“The report ordered by Attorney General Merrick Garland is the first in-depth analysis of firearm trafficking investigations in more than 20 years.”
Is Interstate 95 the Connection for Moving Guns Up and Down the East Coast?
“According to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, other such “Iron Pipelines” exist throughout the country, playing a significant role in the interstate transfer of firearms used in crimes.”
Lost and Stolen Guns Are More Likely to Be Used in Crimes, Study Finds
“For the study… the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California campus in Davis analyzed over 8 million gun sales records and tens of thousands of reports of crime guns being recovered by law enforcement.”
State Republicans killed an Indiana city's lawsuit to stop illegal gun sales. Why?
“Critics say the legislation shows lawmakers don’t consider ending gun crime a priority and reflects their apathy for Gary's majority Black residents.”
Many Americans who recently bought guns open to political violence, survey finds
“In particular, Americans who have bought their weapons since the disruptions of Covid in 2020 and those who often or always carry guns in public expressed high levels of susceptibility to political violence.”
Increasing incidents of workplace gun violence spurs new initiatives to protect HCPs
“Our broken medical system, the lack of mental health treatment, gun laws and gun violence, the internet and social media for medical misinformation and conspiracy theories, all make for a recipe for disaster [regarding] medical settings and gun safety.”
Friends Don’t Let Friends Buy Guns
“Some gun reform advocates have decided that it’s time to try a different strategy: Go directly to the people. And, for the first time, this bottom-up approach has been drawing major attention and funding in the gun violence prevention world.”