On today's Stateside, we listened to the Genesee County Prosecutor's reasons for charging a man under Michigan's new safe firearm storage rules. The 2-year-old daughter of the accused shot herself...
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Media Mention: How will experts measure effectiveness of Mich.’s new safe storage laws?
The new storage law, which went into effect Feb. 13, is part of several new legal strategies being used in Michigan to help stem gun violence as firearm-related injuries have become the leading...
Media Mention: Michigan’s new ‘red flag’ gun law now effect, as of Feb. 13 — Here’s a look at how it works
Starting today in Michigan, if a person is found to be at risk of harm to themselves or others with a gun, the state's new so-called 'red flag' law can temporarily take away their firearms. WWJ's...
Media Mention: Michigan’s red flag law takes effect
Michigan joined 20 other states, plus the District of Columbia, to enact an Extreme Protection Order law, this week. It’s also known as a red flag law. If a person is found to be at risk of harm to...
Higher homicide rates in Central America, Caribbean coincide with increase in US firearm manufacturing
When the United States manufactures and imports more firearms, firearm homicide rates in Central American and Caribbean countries also increase, a study led by University of Michigan researchers...
Podcast Series: Understanding Firearm-Related Injury and School Violence
In this podcast interview series, presented by the National Center for School Safety, experts will discuss topics such as youth suicide prevention, anonymous reporting systems, and community...
Media Mention: Michigan State University makes security upgrades since shooting, but fears remain
The siren system, new security cameras, classroom door locks and a centralized security operations center are among the systems MSU has upgraded or installed since the shooting unfolded on Feb. 13,...
Media Mention: Courts expect ‘learning curve,’ cops have misgivings as new gun laws take effect in Mich.
Three laws meant to keep guns from minors and those considered a risk to themselves or others will take effect in Michigan Tuesday, but their actual implementation is expected to take time as...
Media Mention: Michigan latest state to enforce new firearm laws meant to lessen injuries, deaths
Michigan’s new gun laws take effect Feb. 13, ushering in opportunities to prevent injuries and deaths. In this video, University of Michigan researcher April Zeoli of the Institute for Firearm...
Engineering students needed for a Design Jam as part of a research study about the disposal of unwanted firearms
Friday, February 16th from 1:00pm – 7:00pm U-M's Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention is recruiting individuals to participate in a research study (HUM00237590) about the availability and...
Media Mention: Parental Firearm Responsibility
Dr. April Zeoli speaks with NPR about what the research shows regarding child access prevention (CAP) laws Dr. Marc Zimmerman speaks with Detroit News about the importance of reporting when someone...
Media Mention: As guns rise to leading cause of death among US children, research funding to help prevent and protect victims lags
More children die from guns than anything else in the United States, but relatively little funding is available to study how to prevent these tragedies. From 2008 to 2017, about $12 million in...