Broad Public Support For Policies Regulating Carrying Guns in Public in the U.S.
The most recent responses from our national public opinion survey on gun policies found broad public support for policies that regulate civilian gun carrying—including carrying firearms in public.
“Overall, the study found broad public support to ensure standards are in place for regulating both the process for civilian concealed carry and where it can take place,” says lead author Cassandra Crifasi, PhD, MPH, deputy director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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A New National Survey Finds Broad Public Support for Police Reform Proposals in U.S.
A new national public opinion study led by researchers at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds broad public support for policing reforms and investments in gun violence prevention.
According to the survey, more than three out of four U.S. adults (76 percent) support strategies where police and mental health professionals respond together to certain mental health or substance use situations. Seventy-two percent of respondents supported stronger police accountability and diversion from incarceration for individuals with behavioral health needs.
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Center for Gun Violence Solutions in the Media
USA Today: Supreme Court’s landmark guns ruling prompts race to test Second Amendment’s limits -
Alex McCourt, assistant professor at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, discussed the uncertainty of other gun safety laws in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen.
ABC News: Company’s personalized ‘smart gun’ aims to make firearms safer -
Daniel Webster, co-director of the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, in an interview with ABC News emphasized the importance of viewing gun violence as a public health crisis and proposing solutions that address the entirety of the challenge.
Chicago Tribune: In wake of Highland Park massacre, law on firearms restraining orders in Illinois seen as confusing and underused -
Shannon Frattaroli, professor and core faculty member at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, spoke with the Chicago Tribune about how critical it is for states to fully enforce Extreme Risk Protection Orders.
U.S. News: Gun Deaths Rose 30% Among U.S. Kids in a Decade -
Ari Davis, policy analyst at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, discusses the alarming rise of youth gun violence and notes the correlation between stronger gun safety laws and reductions in gun fatalities.
Axios: What makes “red flag” gun laws work -
Shannon Frattaroli, professor and core faculty member at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, describes the evidence in support of Extreme Risk Protection Orders to Axios and explains the importance of implementing the laws once passed.
Texas Tribune: Texas’ complex relationship with firearms: Leading America in gun sales, but with a declining gun ownership rate -
Silvia Villarreal, director of research translation at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, explains the significance of background checks on gun sales and how the exemption of private sales leads to incomplete data.
WRAL (North Carolina): WRAL Investigates whether ShotSpotter technology impacts violent crime -
Mitch Doucette, assistant scientist at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, cautions that gunshot detector technology is not shown to lead to a significant reduction in gun violence incidents.
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