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Media Mention: Will closing the ‘boyfriend loophole’ in gun legislation save lives? Here’s what the research says
The U.S. Congress has passed a bipartisan gun safety bill, representing the first federal gun safety legislation to be passed in a generation. The legislation, which will now be signed into law by President Joe Biden, is limited in scope. But among its provisions is the closing of the so-called “boyfriend loophole” which allows some people with […]
Media Mention: Mass-shooting survivors, parents of victims call for action
National Public Radio A1 includes Dr. April Zeoli in a conversation on June 28 ,2022 about the bipartisan gun legislation, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Listen to the full podcast (32 minutes).
Media Mention: The Senate gun bill would close the ‘boyfriend loophole.’ Here’s what that means
National Public Radio interviews Dr. April Zeoli about the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act on June 23, 2022. Read the article and listen to the full interview.
Media Mention: For gun violence researchers, bipartisan bill is a ‘glass half full’
The New York Times features an article about American researchers who focus exclusively on how to prevent gun violence, including Dr. April Zeoli on June 26, 2022. Read the full article.
Media Mention: Manslaughter charges against Michigan shooter’s parents break new legal ground
Reuters writes about the first case against parents of a teenager for failing to secure a gun used by a student in a school shooting. Read the full article.
Media Mention: The frightening frequency of family mass shootings
Dr. April Zeoli is a leading expert on the relationship between intimate partner violence and gun violence. Her interdisciplinary research—which aims to bring together the fields of public health, criminology, and criminal justice—is currently focused on understanding the criminal histories of those who commit intimate partner homicide in order to identify potential intervention points. She […]
Congressional Briefing: Countering Mass Shootings in the U.S. – September 17, 2019
Mass shootings have unfortunately become an all too common occurrence in the United States, claiming thousands of victims killed or injured in the last decade alone. Mass public attacks in particular appear to have increased in regularity and severity, leading to a heightened sense of national fear and insecurity. Addressing this urgent problem requires evidence-based […]
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