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The Latest: An Upcoming Symposium on White Supremacy and Gun Violence; Court Ruling Allows Domestic Abusers to Keep Guns
An update from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions:
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Accepting
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a
virtual
symposium
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feature
expert
insight
on
the
connection
between
white
supremacy
and
gun
violence.
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In
two
new
op-eds,
Center
experts
strongly
criticize
a
Texas
court
ruling
that
allows
domestic
abusers
to
keep
their
firearms.
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Report
by
researchers
at
the
Center
proposes
solutions
to
gun
violence
in
Illinois.
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Center
team
members
featured
on
the
Public
Health
on
Call
podcast
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share
insight
into
the
CDC’s
2021
firearm
fatality
data
and
gun
safety
progress
in
Oregon.
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Accepting Submissions: Center to Convene Experts for Symposium on White Supremacy and Gun Violence
On February 9, 2023, the Center will host a virtual symposium on the deadly intersection of white supremacy and firearms. The merging of white supremacy, political violence, guns and the Second Amendment is both deadly and complex.
Expert panelists and presenters will break down the problem and discuss evidence-based solutions that can have an impact on the local, state and federal levels.
Proposals are being accepted until Thursday, December 15 for both plenary sessions and panels. Please fill out this form to submit a proposal. [[link removed]]
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Janel Cubbage, MS, LCPC, Strategic Partnerships and Equity Program Manager ( [email protected] [[email protected]] ) or Kelly Roskam, JD, Director of Law and Policy ( [email protected] [[email protected]] ).
Center Leaders Respond to Court Decision on Domestic Violence, Warn of Legal and Public Health Impacts
Focusing on the public health component of gun violence, Center team members Shannon Frattaroli, PhD, MPH, and Lisa Geller, MPH, joined April Zeoli, PhD, MPH from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention to co-write an op-ed that was published in The Conversation. Their piece responds to a ruling by a judge in Texas that will remove key guardrails that prevent domestic abusers from accessing firearms.
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Emphasizing the flaws in the legal analysis in the case, Kelly Roskam, JD, and Spencer Cantrell, JD, worked with Natalie Nanasi, JD, from the Hunter Legal Center for Victims of Crimes Against Women at the SMU Dedman School of Law to publish a piece in the National Law Journal. The authors argue that the judge’s reliance on flawed historical analysis will lead to a rise in domestic violence, costing lives.
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New Report Offers Updated Policy Recommendations in Illinois
As the Illinois legislature is set to consider new gun safety laws, Center members released a 16-page report that makes policy recommendations to reduce gun violence across the state. Five months ago, a mass shooting took place in Highland Park, IL perpetrated by a man with a history of threatening violence and posting violent gun-related images online. This is in addition to the daily toll of persistently high levels of community violence in the state.
The report’s recommendations address flaws in the state’s gun safety laws, calling for the barring of gun permits for those younger than 21, banning large-capacity magazines and strengthening the state’s Extreme Risk Protection Order law.
To learn more about the report, join the Joyce Foundation for a webinar on December 15 featuring the Center’s Lisa Geller, MPH, and Tim Carey, JD. Register here [[link removed]] .
Read about the Center’s policy recommendations in the Chicago Tribune [[link removed]] and view the full report here [[link removed]] .
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Analyzing the 2021 CDC Firearm Fatality Data and Gun Safety Progress in Oregon
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions recently released a new analysis of the Center for Disease Control’s preliminary 2021 firearm fatality data--revealing an alarming rise in gun-related homicides and suicides during the pandemic. The Center’s analysis also highlighted the racial disparities in gun deaths, noting the disproportionate risk faced by Blacks and Latinos/Hispanics.
To discuss the data in further detail, Ari Davis, MPP, policy advisor at the Center, joined the Public Health On Call podcast hosted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In the episode, Davis not only discusses the key points from the 2021 data, but describes effective public health solutions to the crisis.
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Cass Crifasi, PhD, MPH, deputy director of the Center, also recently spoke with Public Health on Call to discuss Oregon’s Measure 114 which restricts magazine capacity for firearms and requires purchasers to obtain a permit which includes a background check and safety training. The Center’s research was instrumental in informing and inspiring the grassroots effort to get Measure 114 on the ballot and to getting it passed by the voters.
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In the News
CNN [[link removed]] : America’s gun epidemic is deadlier than ever, and there are vast disparities in who’s dying
Ari Davis, policy advisor at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, spoke with CNN about the demographic disparities found in the CDC’s firearm fatality data, which showed that Blacks and Latinos/Hispanics are at far greater risk.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [[link removed]] : Children under fire: Framing gun violence as a public health epidemic
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cited the Center’s analysis that demonstrated that gun violence is now the leading cause of death in children, teens and young adults under 25.
The Daily Orange [[link removed]] : In midst of increased mass shootings nationwide, Syracuse Police Department, Syracuse University remain vigilant
Josh Horwitz, JD, co-director of the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, discussed how gun violence on university campuses is part of the bigger problem of gun violence nationwide.
Oregon Capital Chronicle [[link removed]] : Some Oregon gun shops selling weapons to customers who might fail a background check
Daniel Webster, ScD '91, MPH, co-director of the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, discussed Measure 114, a successful ballot initiative in Oregon that will implement new gun safety laws. Webster addressed the role of law enforcement in enacting stricter background checks.
The Conversation [[link removed]] : Red flag laws and the Colorado LGBTQ club shooting – questions over whether state’s protection order could have prevented tragedy
Alex McCourt, JD, PhD '19, MPH, assistant professor at the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, wrote about the effectiveness and implementation of Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Colorado.
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