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...
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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...
Early adolescent attitudes toward the police post-Floyd
Rogers, E. M., Melde, C., Williams, J., & Heinze, J. (2024). Early adolescent attitudes toward the police post-Floyd. Journal of Crime and Justice, 1–11....
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:...
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...
Media Mention: LETTER: How much longer will we delay conversation about guns and community safety?
Explore questions surrounding the need for evidence-based firearm injury prevention solutions. Read the full letter
Media Mention: Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs, Michigan Workforce Development Board, Advisory Board for the Michigan...
Identifying stable hotspots and coldspots in firearm homicide across the US during a period of nationally increasing trends, 2014 to 2022
Degli Esposti, M., Kaufman, E., Rowhani-Rahbar, A., & Wiebe, D. (2024, January 17). Identifying stable hotspots and coldspots in firearm homicide across the US during a period of nationally...
Surgeon general declares firearm violence a public health crisis: U-M experts available
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared firearm violence a public health crisis, saying it’s time to deploy approaches similar to lifesaving anti-smoking and traffic safety campaigns to...
Firearm Use in Violent Crime: Examining the Role of Premeditation and Motivation in Weapon Choice
Pizarro JM, Zgoba KM, Pelletier KR. Firearm Use in Violent Crime: Examining the Role of Premeditation and Motivation in Weapon Choice. J Prim Prev. 2021 Feb;42(1):77-91. doi:...