University of Michigan associate professors April Zeoli and Monica Dus have made far-reaching impacts through their work in firearm safety and supporting the U.S. Navy on science and education,...
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Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention pilot awards granted to 13 projects
The University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention has awarded pilot grant awards to 13 interdisciplinary research projects led by teams representing seven schools and 15 departments...
Media Mention: Red flag laws are increasingly being used to protect gun owners in crisis
In 1999, Connecticut became the first state in the country to pass what is commonly known as a red flag law, which allows family members, law enforcement and sometimes health care workers, friends...
Institute faculty member presents at congressional briefing on firearm violence
Institute faculty member Dr. April Zeoli presented at a congressional briefing on firearm violence prevention in February 2025, sharing her research around domestic violence laws and firearms...
Research Day Recap
Thank you to everyone who joined us on March 10 for our 2nd Annual Research Day! Throughout the event, attendees heard from Institute faculty, staff and students about the latest in firearm injury...
Media Mention: Michigan church’s gun buyback and disposal efforts featured on ‘The Daily Show’
An Episcopal church in Michigan was featured on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” for a humorous segment about a very serious issue: gun violence. Desi Lydic, a correspondent on the satirical news...
Media Mention: Montana legislators consider ban on future local Red Flag gun laws
Proponents of a bill that would prevent local governments from enacting red-flag gun laws say these regulations are unconstitutional. But opponents say they can be important in preventing gun...
Media Mention: Are Community-Based Efforts To Combat Gun Violence Working?
The nation has been trying to deal with high levels of gun violence for decades. Have many efforts to combat it been successful? The Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy at George Mason University...
Media Mention: Amplify your reporting with these public health and crime datasets
Data on gun violence can be notoriously hard to find and compile. There is no comprehensive national plan for gathering and disseminating firearms use and injury data, according to NORC. Operations...
Florida’s Risk Protection Order Cases and Intimate Partner Violence: A Descriptive Study
Paruk, J., Christy, A., Frattaroli, S., & Zeoli, A. M. (2025). Florida’s Risk Protection Order Cases and Intimate Partner Violence: A Descriptive Study. Journal of Interpersonal...
Media Mention: 300 Gun Purchases Stopped Last Year With New Michigan Law
What is the new law and how did it prevent potentially dangerous gun sales? Sources are taking a look at just how effective Michigan's Red Flag Law has been one full year after being implemented....
Media Mention: New Michigan laws make storing firearms safely more important than ever
Several new laws are now in effect in Michigan that aim to reduce the toll of firearm injuries and deaths across the state, by requiring guns to be stored securely in any location where young people...