Friday Finds
Wherein we unearth GVP-related stories from the past week
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.
6 Ways Cities and Counties Can Reduce Gun Violence
“More than half of U.S. adults report that a firearm-related incident has affected them or a family member, and nearly 6 in 10 report that they frequently worry about a loved one being victimized by gun violence.”
Without Knowledge or Consent
“In the late 1990s, the gun industry launched a secret project. To elect firearm-friendly politicians, manufacturers gave political operatives sensitive, intimate information on their customers without their consent.”
U.S. Violent Crime Is Down. Many Voters Refuse To Believe It
“In 23 of 27 Gallup crime surveys conducted since the early 1990s, 60% or more of U.S. adults reported that there is more crime nationally than the year before. Interestingly, local experience with crime doesn’t influence this perception very much. In every Gallup crime survey conducted since the 1990s, Americans are less likely to say that crime is up in their area than the country overall.”
Why are shootings down? The answer may lie in gun violence interventions begun in the pandemic.
“It is usually a mistake to attribute trends in violence to the presidential administration in power, or even to the actions of the federal government…. And yet, there is good reason to think the sharp fall of violence under Biden is not coincidental.”
Northwell Develops, Implements Successful Firearm Injury Prevention Education Program for Health Care Professionals
“The study focuses on equipping health care professionals with the knowledge and skills to implement firearm injury and mortality prevention strategies in emergency care settings.”
VIDEO: Women's program aims to combat violence in Chicago: "The police cannot do this alone"
“A new program, called She Ro, invites women at high risk from gun violence to come to the center four days a week for a year to learn ways to cope with trauma, anger and grief.”
VIDEO: Anti-gun violence group shares efforts to help gun violence survivors and their families
“From relocation as far as that day, relocation permanently, reaching out for a therapist. Anything we need, anything across the board, like no questions, no hesitation.”
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VIDEO: Gun violence prevention work begins for new [Michigan] state task force
“It’s time to treat gun violence for what it is — an every person problem.”
With backing from a Parkland survivor, Travis County begins hospital-based gun violence prevention program
“These intervention programs have been shown to significantly reduce those risks: In a 2022 impact report surveying 94 hospitals that implemented them, HAVI found that participants in Oakland, California, were 70 percent less likely to be arrested again and 60 percent less likely to have future criminal involvement.”
LBJ School of Public Affairs hosts conversation about future of gun control legislation
“The LBJ Future Forum hosted the conversation on the 56th anniversary of the signing of the Gun Reform Act by President Johnson. The bill imposed stricter licensing and regulations on the firearms industry, such as banning the mail order of firearms.”
VIDEO: Statue dedicated to gun violence awareness leaves EMU’s campus
“The large sculpture called ‘Guns into Plowshares’ returned to its original home in Washington D.C after an extended stay in Harrisonburg [VA]. The piece depicts D.C.’s efforts to end gun violence. It was built by Mennonite sculptors Esther Augsburger and her son Michael, using guns from a 1994 gun buy-back program.”
Image by Bart Everson via Austin Monitor.