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.
Slideshow: How the Gun Industry Celebrates Valentine’s Day
“Examples of Gun Manufacturer Valentine’s Day Instagram Posts, 2016 to 2023”
Trump’s Gun Rights Agenda Begins
“The directive appears intended to eventually roll back President Joe Biden’s key gun policy initiatives and defang the ATF’s ability to police the firearms industry.”
GrabAGun names Donald Trump Jr. as adviser in bid to lift stock-listing visibility
“GrabAGun on Monday named Donald J. Trump Jr. an adviser and announced he will be an equity shareholder once the online gun retailer goes public in the coming months to become the latest stock with direct involvement from the Trump family.”
New Firearm Studies:
Many adults report inaccurate beliefs about risks and benefits of home firearm access
“Overall, it seems that adults have skewed beliefs that exaggerate the protective value and understate the risk for suicide, but many people see both risk and value and the perceived value may be the deciding factor for them.”
Stanford Study Finds Children More Likely to Die in Mass Shootings at Home Than School
“Stanford researchers analyzed 121 mass shootings in the U.S. involving at least one pediatric victim over an 11-year period. The findings, published this week in JAMA Pediatrics, are striking: 59% of children who died in these mass shootings were killed by a family member — most often a parent.”
Retail Spaces Top the List of Gun Violence Targets in New Report
“Delving into an analysis of 5,462 incidents, the report uncovers additional trends.”
How YouTube Is Changing American Gun Culture
In the past, firearms education was often bestowed by older family members, and picked up in youth groups or by joining the military…. A new generation of American gun owners who are younger, more racially diverse and drawn to tactical training and self-defense are regularly watching firearms channels.”
Regional News:
VIDEO: Maryland leaders sue gun manufacturer Glock alleging company contributed to gun violence crisis
“‘These attachments primarily used on Glock weapons and ghost guns are able to turn a basic firearm into an illegal automatic machine gun that can fire as fast or faster than military-created firearms….’ The lawsuit alleges that Glock uses social media and other online platforms to promote the auto capabilities and knows the weapons are being converted.”
VIDEO: [Illinois Gov. J.B.] Pritzker signs ‘Karina's Law' to protect domestic violence survivors from gun violence
“‘Karina's Law’ allows police to promptly confiscate guns from any person with a revoked Firearms Owners Identification card due to an order of protection.”
Detroit Ended 2024 with the Lowest Number of Homicides Since 1965. Now It May Lose a Crucial Program.
“Now, the city could lose the $10 million initiative, funded with federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act, the Joe Biden-era’s economic stimulus package set to expire this year. It’s unlikely to be renewed as President Donald Trump’s administration takes steps to cut relief packages in his second term.”
Georgia State Senate passes gun sales tax holiday amid debate on gun violence
“Are you all tone deaf? It’s like taking a knife and sticking it right into the very heart of a parent who’s lost a child, of a family who’s lost a teacher.”
'Stop, don't touch:' how effective is gun-safety cartoon in Ohio and beyond?
“School districts and communities throughout the country, including in Cleveland and Akron, for years have provided gun-safety lessons to young children as part of broader safety messaging. And the main vehicle for many has been the National Rifle Association-created Eddie Eagle cartoon, originally created in 1988.”
Instructor Eleanor Nurre, a retired teacher with the organization Safety to Go, talks to students about gun safety at Halle School in Cleveland. (Photo via NPR)
Sweden to tighten gun laws, restrict AR-15-style rifles, after mass shooting
“Sweden is planning to tighten its strict gun laws, including new restrictions on AR-15-style semiautomatic weapons, just days after a lone gunman killed 10 people in what officials said was the country’s worst-ever mass shooting.”
Black History Month:
Treated As Suspects, Not Patients: How Systemic Racism Harms Black Male Gun Violence Survivors
“The findings, compiled by Dr. Cherrell Green, a non-residential fellow at the Violence, Inequality, and Power Lab, examine the structural inequalities that shape how Black men experience trauma, recovery, and medical care.”
We are not ready to wrestle with why the right to bear arms outweighs the need to protect students from gun violence
“If meaningful gun regulation hinges on white Americans’ ability to wrestle with the nation’s historical sin of enslavement and their willful and continued agreement with plutocrats like Trump and Elon Musk to maintain the current societal setup, I see no out for us. There will only be more racism and xenophobia masquerading as citizens-rights populism.”
Two years after the MSU mass shooting, a new art exhibit explores healing from gun violence
“Nearly two years after the Feb. 13, 2023, mass shooting at Michigan State University, the Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum on campus hosted a Friday opening of a new exhibition, ‘Art in the Aftermath: Healing Gun Violence through Artivism.’”
(Photo via Michigan Advance)
