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....
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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...
Media Mention: UConn ARMS holds meeting about extreme risk protection orders
Gun violence: a widespread issue across the United States making news headlines daily. Ranging from mass shootings to homicide or suicide, guns are often tied to tragic events. However, laws known...
A scoping review of empirical research on firearms and firearm violence among sexual and gender minority populations in the United States
Correll-King, W. M., Crifasi, C., & Gamarel, K. E. (2025). A scoping review of empirical research on firearms and firearm violence among sexual and gender minority populations in the United...
Childhood Firearm Deaths During Intimate Partner Violence Incidents: 2004–2020
Laura A. Seewald, Heather A. Hartman, Philip Stallworth, Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Peter F. Ehrlich, Heather Dykstra, Cynthia Ewell Foster, Rebeccah Sokol, Douglas Wiebe, Patrick M. Carter; Childhood...
Media Mention: Solutions to U.S. Gun Violence Hinge on Election
In 2020, the last time the presidency was on the ballot, firearm injuries became the leading cause of death among children. This June, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared firearm violence a public...
Summer 2025 Internship Informational Session
The Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention is happy to announce that we are offering five intern positions for Summer 2025. The internship is open to upper class undergraduate students and graduate...
Media Mention: Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force holds first meeting
Members begin work to address gun violence, reduce firearm-related deaths, injuries LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force held its first meeting Monday, Oct. 21, to begin...
Media Mention: In 2019, Congress Finally Funded Gun Violence Research. Here’s How It’s Changed the Field
In the mid-2010s, as a series of mass shootings set new records for lethality and turned the public’s attention toward America’s gun violence epidemic, the same question was raised again and again:...
“Daddy Issues” and Diagnoses: Gendered Weaponization of Mental Health in Intimate Relationships
Cooper, C. E., & Sweet, P. L. (2024). “Daddy Issues” and Diagnoses: Gendered Weaponization of Mental Health in Intimate Relationships. Violence Against Women, 0(0)....
Extreme Risk Protection Orders in the United States: A Systematic Review of the Research
Zeoli, A. M., Frattaroli, S., Aassar, M., Cooper, C. E., & Omaki, E. (2024). Extreme risk protection orders in the United States: A systematic review of the research. Annual Review of...
Two Dads Defending Democracy: A Conversation Across Differences
Join the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy for a conversation between two high-profile advocates from opposite ends of the political spectrum who found common ground on contentious issues...