The Latest: CDC Provisional Data Shows High Gun Deaths in 2022, A Deeper Look at Public Opinion on Gun Safety

 

In this latest update from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions: 

  • The Center analyzed provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the gun death rate in 2022, finding that gun deaths remain above pre-pandemic levels.
  • A social media campaign from the Center highlighted the overwhelming support for gun violence prevention policies based on the findings of the 2023 Johns Hopkins National Survey of Gun Policy.
  • Kelly Roskam, the Center’s director of law and policy, appeared on the New Books Network’s Postscript Podcast to discuss the United States v. Rahimi case before the Supreme Court this fall and its potential impact on domestic violence and firearms.

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CDC Provisional Data Shows Record-Level of 

Gun Suicides in 2022

 

After the CDC released provisional data on gun deaths in 2022, Center researchers analyzed the data and identified several alarming trends. Among the findings, gun death rates have not returned to pre-pandemic levels and guns remain the leading cause of death for children and teens.

 

 

Most notably, even as the overall gun death rate slightly decreased, gun suicides reached an all-time high and the gun suicide rate among Black teens surpassed the rate among white teens for the first time on record. The CDC’s provisional data is released every summer before the release of final numbers in the winter, which the Center analyzes in a major annual report. 

 

Learn More About the CDC’s Provisional Data

 

 

 

Center Highlights Broad Support for Gun Safety Measures in Social Media Campaign

 

Earlier this summer, the Center released the results of the 2023 National Survey of Gun Policy, which found support for safe storage laws, Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) and other gun safety measures across party lines and among gun owners and non-gun owners alike.

 

 

On social media, the Center uplifted some of the key data points to raise awareness and dispel the misconception that Americans are divided when it comes to gun safety measures. The data points emphasized included:

 

  • 81% of Americans support prohibiting a person subject to a temporary domestic violence restraining order from having a gun for the duration of the order.
  • 76% of Americans support allowing family members to ask the court to temporarily remove guns from a relative who they believe is at risk of harming themselves or others.
  • 72% of Americans support laws requiring someone to lock up their guns when not in use.
  • 69% of Americans support funding community-based gun violence prevention programs.

Check Out Where Americans Stand on Gun Safety

 

 

 

Center’s Kelly Roskam Discusses Upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Case on Guns and Intimate Partner Violence

 

This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear United States v. Rahimi, a case with the potential to significantly impact domestic abusers’ access to firearms across the country. Kelly Roskam, the Center’s director of law and policy, wrote an opinion piece in March urging the Supreme Court to protect survivors of domestic violence. She recently joined the New Books Network’s Postscript podcast to preview the case and describe its implications.

 

Listen to the Podcast

 

 

 

News Highlights Featuring the Center

 

USA Today: ‘A hidden epidemic’: Gun suicides reached an all-time high in the U.S. in 2022

 

Ari Davis, policy advisor at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, described the Center’s analysis of CDC provisional data on gun deaths in 2022, including policy recommendations to enact Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) and safe storage laws.

 

The Trace: Is There a Path to Gun Reform Without Strengthening Democracy?

The Trace cited the Center’s public opinion data as evidence that most Americans support laws enacting Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs). 

 

WHYY (PBS): What is straw purchasing a gun? And will tackling it slow the flow of guns in Philadelphia?

 

Daniel Webster, distinguished scholar at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, discussed gun violence in Philadelphia and the importance of ensuring gun dealers comply with local, state and federal laws.

 

CNN: 9-year-old girl fatally shot by neighbor in front of her father after buying ice cream and riding her scooter

 

Ari Davis, policy advisor at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, spoke about the deadly impact of record gun sales and permissive gun laws on the American public in an interview with CNN.

 

 
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