Gun violence is among America’s most deadly and costly public health crises. But unlike other big killers — diseases like cancer and HIV or dangers like automobile crashes and cigarettes — sparse...
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Unpacking Firearm Access and Firearm Violence Exposure Among American Indian or Alaskan Native and Black Adults
Mueller-Williams AC, Coughlin LN, Goldstick JE Abstract: Firearm violence poses a significant and increasing threat to well-being in the US. Per-capita firearm mortality rates increased by nearly...
Firearm manufacturing and imports in the USA and their association to firearm homicides in Central America and the Caribbean, 1991-2019
Weigend Vargas, E., Hans, Z., Wiebe, D. J., & Goldstick, J. E. Abstract Background:Firearm manufacturing and imports grew in the US during the mid-2000s. We hypothesise those increases...
University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention Research Day
April 12, 2024 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Hybrid event (in-person and virtual registration required) Register here Join us for the 2024 University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention...
Media Mention: MI residents must now lock up guns when a minor is in the house
Michigan residents are now required by law to safely store their guns while a minor is in the house. There’s a range of devices Michigan residents can get to safely store their firearm, and many...
U-M livestream: What the state’s new gun laws mean for Michigan residents
Watch the recording of the event and learn more about the new laws U-M livestream: What the state's new gun laws mean for Michigan residents DATE: Noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 EVENT: "Michigan's...
Media Mention: Stateside: Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024
On today's Stateside, we listened to the Genesee County Prosecutor's reasons for charging a man under Michigan's new safe firearm storage rules. The 2-year-old daughter of the accused shot herself...
Media Mention: How will experts measure effectiveness of Mich.’s new safe storage laws?
The new storage law, which went into effect Feb. 13, is part of several new legal strategies being used in Michigan to help stem gun violence as firearm-related injuries have become the leading...
Podcast Series: Understanding Firearm-Related Injury and School Violence
In this podcast interview series, presented by the National Center for School Safety, experts will discuss topics such as youth suicide prevention, anonymous reporting systems, and community...
Media Mention: Courts expect ‘learning curve,’ cops have misgivings as new gun laws take effect in Mich.
Three laws meant to keep guns from minors and those considered a risk to themselves or others will take effect in Michigan Tuesday, but their actual implementation is expected to take time as...
Media Mention: Michigan latest state to enforce new firearm laws meant to lessen injuries, deaths
Michigan’s new gun laws take effect Feb. 13, ushering in opportunities to prevent injuries and deaths. In this video, University of Michigan researcher April Zeoli of the Institute for Firearm...
Media Mention: As guns rise to leading cause of death among US children, research funding to help prevent and protect victims lags
More children die from guns than anything else in the United States, but relatively little funding is available to study how to prevent these tragedies. From 2008 to 2017, about $12 million in...