Extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) are designed to protect against firearm violence and
are a relatively new policy tool in the United States. As of April 2024, 21 states and the …

Importance A loophole in US gun policy is that people can purchase guns from private
sellers without going through any background check. Some states have addressed this …

Background A growing body of research has found a link between firearm availability and
police shootings of citizens across place. The problem, however, is that the previous studies …

Research on firearm purchaser licensing laws has found population level reductions in
firearm-related mortality. Limited research has been conducted specifically examining the …

From 2015 to 2020, shootings by police injured or killed 1769 people annually in the United
States, disproportionately harming members of minoritized groups. Prior studies of the …

Objective Open-source data systems, largely drawn from media sources, are commonly
used by scholars due to the lack of a comprehensive national data system. It is unclear if …

Background Since 2014, gun violence researchers have been aware that “official” data on
police shootings—such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Supplemental Homicide …

More than 1,000 people are killed by law enforcement each year in the United States and
the rate of fatal police shootings exceeds that of most wealthy democracies. This study …

Background: A growing body of research has found a link between firearm availability and
police shootings of citizens across place. The problem, however, is that the previous studies …