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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, and published online in the journal Injury Prevention. This perceived need is changing the profile of gun owners, the findings indicate, with increasing numbers of women and […]
Media Mention: Despite spate of Michigan kids dying from unsecured guns, these new laws might help
A package of bills approved last year by the Democrat-controlled Legislature, set to go into effect Feb. 13, will require people with a minor in their home or those who know “reasonably” a minor will come into their home to store their firearms safely. The guns must be unloaded and locked with a trigger-locking mechanism or stored […]
Media Mention: Shooters getting younger: Record number of juveniles charged with gun-related murder
In 2022, 25 teens were charged with committing murder or aggravated murder that year or late the year before in Franklin County Juvenile Court. So far this year, 20 juveniles have been charged with murder or aggravated murder. It’s a dramatic spike after a decade of mostly single-digit murder cases in juvenile court each year. […]
Media Mention: Gun deaths among children and teens have soared – but there are ways to reverse the trend
Firearm injuries are now the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens following a huge decadelong rise. Analyses published on Oct. 5, 2023, by a research team in Boston found an 87% increase in firearm-involved fatalities among Americans under the age of 18 from 2011 to 2021. Such an increase is obviously very concerning. But as scholars of adolescent […]
Unlocked and loaded: How most gun-owning households with teens store firearms
More than a third of U.S. households with teens own firearms and more than two-thirds of these gun owners store at least one firearm unlocked and/or loaded, according to a new University of Michigan study. Surprisingly, the findings also show that prior exposure to violence is not associated with gun owners’ current storage practices. “These […]
U-M Researchers Respond to School Shooting in Ulvade, Texas
The Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention researchers at the University of Michigan respond to the school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022 which killed 19 students and 2 teachers. Resources highlighting key areas of support for communities after a school shooting event are available from The Institute for Firearm […]
Study: Community violence, views of police drive youth firearm carriage
In an effort to reduce firearm injuries and deaths, a team of University of Michigan researchers is partnering with hospitals and communities to better understand what motivates young people to carry firearms. Read more here.
Media Mention: Most school shooters get their guns from home – and during the pandemic, the number of firearms in households with teenagers went up
Most school shooters obtain the firearm from home. And the number of guns within reach of high school-age teenagers has increased during the pandemic – highlighting the importance of locking firearms and keeping them unloaded in the home. Since the onset of the public health crisis, firearm sales have spiked. Many of these firearms have ended up in […]
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