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05.17.13
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Reducing Gun Violence in America: Informing Policy (2013)

Screen shot 2013-05-17 at 5.33.58 PMTITLE: Reducing Gun Violence in America: Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis (2013)
URL: http://bit.ly/Z1UU99
WEB STATS: http://bit.ly/Z1UU99+
AUTHORS: Daniel W. Webster & Jon S. Vernick

FINDINGS: There’s ample empirical evidence in support of enhanced regulation & oversight of licensed gun dealers, background checks for private sales, and purchaser licensing. (2) There are compelling case studies from Australia, Scotland, & Brazil that demonstrate effective policy responses to gun violence that have led to significant reductions in gun-related deaths

02.04.13
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Gun Violence in America: The 13 Key Questions (2013)

TITLE: Gun Violence in America: The 13 Key Questions (With 13 Concise Answers) The Atlantic (2013)
SOURCE: The Atlantic
URL: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/02/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-gun-violence-in-america/272727/ 
BITLY WEB STATS: http://bit.ly/YxfycD

FINDINGS (loads of data): (1) overall # of guns has increased to about 1 gun per person, up from 1 gun for every 2 persons in the 1960s. (2) 6,220 of those homicides by firearm (72%) are known to have involved a handgun, (3) 19,392 of 38,264 suicides in 2010 involved a gun (50%), (4) about 40% of households have at least 1 gun, (5) there have been 62 incidents of mass shootings in the US, from 1982-2012. Of these, a semi-automatic handgun was used in 75% of mass shootings whereas an assault weapon was used in 40% of mass shootings, (6) we need better research to evaluate most effective public policies addressing gun violence; (7) The U.S. has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world, by far.

TWEETS: https://bitly.com/YxfycD+

12.20.12
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How to reduce the toll from US gun violence (2012)

TITLE: How to reduce the toll from US gun violence (2012)
SOURCE: New Scientist
AUTHOR(S): Peter Aldhous
URL: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23026-how-to-reduce-the-toll-from-us-gun-violence.html

NOTES: in ‘10, there were 11,078 homicides & 19,392 suicides committed using firearms in the US.

12.15.12
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The gun control that works: no guns (2012)

TITLE: The gun control that works: no guns (2012)
SOURCE: The Economist
LINK: http://www.economist.com/blogs/lexington/2012/12/gun-control

NOTES: Having few guns does mean that few people get shot. In 2008-2009, there were 39 fatal injuries from crimes involving firearms in England and Wales, with a population about one sixth the size of America’s. In America, there were 12,000 gun-related homicides in 2008.