Gun-free zones have often been blamed for making schools, malls and other public areas more attractive to shooters; however, there have been no quantitative studies examining those claims. Now, in a...
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Media Mention: Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs, Michigan Workforce Development Board, Advisory Board for the Michigan...
Gaps in firearms relinquishment laws may weaken court orders, increase illegal gun possession
State and federal laws across the United States prohibiting firearm possession in cases of domestic violence often lack enforcement mechanisms, which may lead to continued possession of firearms...
Podcast: Violence Week
This four-part documentary series asks big questions about school safety, policing, racial equity and what it's like to be a teenager in an era of school shootings. Dr. Justin Heinze talks with host...
Media Mention: MCPS Community Message: Safe Gun Storage and Security
MCPS has sent a message to the community regarding safe gun storage and security. The message can be seen in full below: “Dear Families, Ensuring the safety and well-being of our students is a top...
Media Mention: Dual Tragedies: Domestic Homicide-Suicides with a Firearm
Report introduction: "To document the circumstances and bring attention to the effects of these incidents, in 2024, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund conducted focus groups with 43 survivors of...
Media Mention: Michigan gun buyback program turns unwanted guns into art
An effort to reduce the number of unwanted guns in Michigan is growing thanks to numerous gun disposal events by St. David's Church. The church chopped up guns and turned them into art in Bloomfield...
65 million Americans now own firearms for protection, suggests survey
Some 65 million Americans now own firearms for protection—around 80% of the country’s estimated 81 million gun owners—suggest the results of a nationally representative survey carried out in 2023,...
Safe firearm storage toolkit developed by the University of Michigan now available online
A digital toolkit designed to support adherence to Michigan’s newly enacted safe firearm storage law is now available through the University of Michigan. Developed by the U-M Institute for Firearm...
Media Mention: Police largely use Michigan’s new red flag law to confiscate guns in 25 counties
Dr. Stephen Oliphant speaks with The Detroit News about Michigan's new Extreme Risk Protection Order law, how it has been used since going into effect in February of 2024 and how that compares to...
Media Mention: State budget supports U-M’s education, economic development efforts
The Michigan Legislature passed a 2024-25 general fund and education omnibus budget June 27, allocating a modest increase for the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus’ operations and significant...
Media Mention: How to store guns safely to prevent unintentional shootings
A person is killed or injured almost every day in the U.S. because a child has unintentionally fired a gun, according to reports from 2015 to 2022 compiled by Everytown, an advocacy group for...