Research Rewind
Our monthly compendium of the latest studies on gun violence
A prime directive of GVPedia is to continually search for and compile the latest peer-reviewed academic and scientific studies and reports related to gun violence. With this monthly feature, we list the most up-to-date information as an easy go-to to help fight the disinformation that floods our digital age.
Associations between media gun violence exposure (GVE) and mental health: a national cross-sectional study
“Findings highlight the association between greater cumulative media gun violence exposure and various mental health outcomes, with greater exposure associated with a greater number of poor mental health days per month… and a higher depression score.”
Community Violence Intervention (CVI) in a Semi-Rural Region: Implementation and Operation Considerations
“With calls for innovative violence prevention strategies that de-center policing as the dominant public safety avenue, public interest around CVI has risen in the past decade…. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to explore community violence intervention operations in a semi-rural community.”
Demographic and Clinical Shifts Among Firearm Suicide Decedents After the 2020 Purchasing Surge
“Those who died by firearm suicide post-2020 were more likely to be Black, Asian, and another race compared to those who died pre-2020.”
Disaggregating enforcement: Evidence on certainty, severity, and firearm homicide under the ATF zero tolerance policy
“This study provides the first disaggregated national assessment of the Biden Administration’s Zero Tolerance Policy (ZTP) for federally licensed firearms dealers, examining the differential effects of warning letters, compliance inspections, and license revocations on firearm homicide.”
Firearm Storage and Carrying Practices and Suicidal Behaviors in U.S. Army Service Members
“This cross-sectional study of 6561 firearm-owning U.S. Army soldiers found that carrying firearms, as well as other weapons generally, was associated with greater risk of suicide, as was storing a firearm unsecured (loaded and unlocked) vs unloaded.”
Multisite External Validation of a Clinical Screening Tool for Interpersonal Firearm Violence Risk
“The SaFETy (Serious fighting, Friend weapon carrying, community Environment, and firearm Threats) score… is a firearm-specific risk screening tool based on 4 self-reported items: fighting frequency, hearing neighborhood gunshots, a friend carrying a weapon, and the frequency of being threatened with a firearm.”
Public Health and Criminal Justice to Reduce Gun Violence
“The JAMA Summit report on reducing firearm violence and harms charted an evidence-based road map of interventions and actions needed to create a safer world by 2040…. However, the report cautioned that these interventions needed to be implemented in ways that minimize unintended harms and maximize gun violence prevention benefits.”
State Gun Laws and Firearm Suicide Rates
“These findings suggest that laws restricting access to guns may be effective in reducing rates of firearm suicide.”
Trends in Firearm-related Mortality in Pennsylvania, 2012–2023
“Firearm-related mortality rates increased substantially in Pennsylvania in the past decade, with disparities observed in subgroup populations.”
Understanding the Impact of Firearm Legislation on Firearm Suicide
“In 2024, suicide was the tenth leading cause of death in the US with 13.7 deaths occurring among per 100 000 persons. The majority of the 48 824 suicides (57%) were attributed to firearms.”