En qué países de América Latina es legal portar armas (y qué resultados han tenido en la lucha contra la violencia) EN: In which Latin American countries is it legal to carry arms (and what results...
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Media Mention: Surge in U.S., Michigan youth mortality rates prompts worries
Drs. Jason Goldstick and Cynthia Ewell Foster speak with Detroit News about firearm-related injuries being the No. 1 cause of death for children and adolescents in 2021 and firearms being...
Media Mention: Experts discuss factors that cause men to be most common perpetrators of mass violence
Dr. Patrick Carter speaks with The State News about how law-abiding firearm owners can be part of the conversation to implement ‘upstream’ measures to prevent mass gun violence, including being...
Media Mention: School Safety Experts react to TN funding proposal
Monday, Governor Bill Lee proposed $205 million in additional school safety measures following last week’s shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville. School safety experts feel the Governor’s...
Media Mention: Is the solution to gun violence mental health care or gun reform? Experts say both
Dr. Marc Zimmerman speaks with FOX 47 in Lansing about the issue of firearm injury and why it requires a multi-faceted, evidence based approach. Full video
Media Mention: More schools are using metal detectors, secure entrances and other safety measures to keep students safe
School administrators have amped up safety measures over the past several years, new federal data show, as the U.S. continues to reel from deadly school shootings. Dr. Marc Zimmerman spoke with the...
Firearm violence has surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death for people ages 1 to 19
Dr. Patrick Carter, along with other firearm researchers and the CDC, notes the firearms/firearm injuries has surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death for people ages 1-19
Media Mention: Slotkin joined by MSU, Oxford survivors to introduce gun violence bill
Congresswoman Slotkin holds a press conference to introduce federal firearm injury prevention legislation. WXYZ-TV Detroit covered the announcement and cited the Institute's work to share...
Another mass shooting at an American school: U-M experts available
EXPERTS ADVISORY The University of Michigan has several faculty experts who can discuss the United States’ epidemic of mass shootings. The latest mass shooting came Monday at a private elementary...
U-M researchers Respond to Nashville School Shooting
The University of Michigan has several faculty experts who can discuss the United States’ epidemic of mass shootings. The latest mass shooting came Monday at a private elementary school in...
Media Mention: Parents in the US fear mass shootings, but kids are three times as likely to be shot at home
In the five years ending in 2022, at least 866 kids 17 and younger were shot in domestic violence incidents, according to an analysis by The Trace of data from the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive;...
Media Mention: Policy is only one solution to address firearm violence
In response to ongoing discussions in the Michigan legislature about firearm injury prevention, Institute co-director Dr. Patrick Carter notes finding a solution to this significant issue is not...