It’s a milestone year for safety research — for the first time in over two decades, Congress has approved substantial federal funding for research on firearm violence and injury prevention.
The University of California Firearm Violence Research Center (UCFC) — established at UC Davis in 2017 with funding from the State of California — is awarding research grants to investigators at public universities in California.
Gun violence is a top issue for American voters. A new Gallup poll found that 74 percent of respondents see gun policy as being either “extremely important” or “very important” to their vote for president in 2020.
Politicians and advocates debated whether to expand gun background checks. The battle over whether to tighten background check laws raises a key question: have background checks proven effective?
While the relationship between gun violence and mental health get lots of attention, numerous studies have established a much stronger link between excessive alcohol consumption and gun violence.
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