Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) on Tuesday renewed her push for legislation expanding red flag laws to address gun violence. At a press conference on Capitol Hill, McBath touted her Federal Extreme Risk...
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Application of Florida ‘extreme risk’ firearm law varies widely across counties, study finds
A Florida law designed to prevent gun violence by temporarily removing firearms from people at risk of harming themselves or others is used unevenly across the state, according to a new study. The...
State and County Trends in Florida’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Implementation: A Descriptive Policy Analysis
Ward, J. A., Bebarta, G. E., Wagner, E. D., Crifasi, C. K., & Zeoli, A. M. (2026). State and county trends in Florida's extreme risk protection order implementation: A descriptive policy...
Media Mention: Louisiana Shooting
Another deadly shooting has torn apart another American community. In Shreveport, Louisiana, a man shot and killed eight children and left two other adults gravely wounded. The killer was reportedly...
Jennifer Paruk, PhD, MPH
Dr. Paruk is a Research Investigator at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention. She earned her masters in public health from Boston University and her PhD in criminal...
Media Mention: Detailed data on Michigan’s red flag law gun seizure cases gets sparse
Lansing — A change in the way court systems are reporting Extreme Risk Protection Order data makes it difficult to assess what specific circumstances across the state are triggering the confiscation...
Media Mention: Preventing tragedy: How communities can use extreme risk protection orders to save lives
Protecting every member of Michigan Technological University’s community is top of mind for Reid DeVoge, deputy chief of Public Safety and Police Services. So last year, following the loss of a...
Podcast: Red Flag Laws Explained: Can ERPOs Stop School Shootings?
In this episode of Stop the Killing, former FBI executive Katherine Schweit sits down with leading researchers studying gun violence prevention to explain Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) —...
Media Mention: Michigan’s ‘red flag’ gun law use jumps 31% in 2025
Use of Michigan’s “red flag” gun law jumped 31% from 2024 to 2025, according to a report released this week, prompting cautious optimism from supporters but hardly quelling debate about the policy....
Podcast: Preventing intimate partner homicide with red flag laws
Over half of all female homicide victims in the United States are killed with a gun, most often by an intimate partner. In this episode, University of Michigan School of Public Health researcher...
Michigan firearm safety laws turn 2: New program offers guidance, info, support on how and when to use them
It has been two years since Michigan's new firearm safety laws took effect and the University of Michigan is rolling out a program that translates the legislation to real-life situations. The...
March 23, 2026: 2026 Injury Prevention Research Symposium
Presented by the University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center Monday, March 23 | 9AM – 2PM Join the U-M IPC for a day of discovery at the Injury Prevention Research Symposium. This event brings...