The Consortium for Risk-Based Firearm Policy
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GOOD AFTERNOON, CONSORTIUM MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE CONSORTIUM,
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February marks another month of robust firearms-related research. We started sending the Consortium newsletter in March 2017 and within the last year, we’ve noticed more peer-reviewed articles being published than ever before. As the field and its funding grow, we’re excited to share the most robust research recap every month and hope you find it useful! Our complete archive is available here. Read on for new resources and news highlights from this month, followed by our research recap.
New resources:
- The Ed Fund released Gun Violence in America: An Analysis of 2018 CDC Data, an update to Gun Violence in America: 2018 Data Brief (released last month following the initial release of 2018 mortality data). This new report includes age-adjusted rates, demographics, state-by-state breakdowns, and trends over time.
- Washington now has an online, interactive Firearm Safe Storage Map that can help people in distress find temporary firearm storage facilities in their community. As a reminder, Colorado released a similar Gun Storage Map last year.
Extreme risk law updates:
- New Mexico now has an extreme risk law! New Mexico’s ERPO was signed into law on Wednesday, February 26, bringing the total number of states with extreme risk laws to 18 and DC.
- Extreme risk laws may be going international: Ottawa Safety Minister Bill Blair recently announced plans to enact an ERPO law. The proposed legislation would allow doctors, police, lawyers, educators, and family members to seek a court order to temporarily remove firearms from persons at elevated risk of suicide or interpersonal violence.
Research funding:
- Following last year’s federal budget allocation of $25 million in research funding for firearm injury prevention, the CDC announced a new funding opportunity for research grants to prevent firearm-related violence and injuries. Applications are due May 5. Consortium members’ media mentions on the topic include:
- The University of California Firearm Violence Research Center (UCFC), located at UC Davis, recently launched a new round of funding for firearm violence research. One program is only open to investigators at UC campuses, while the other is open to applicants from all public universities. Proposals are due May 1.
- PayPal is funding new research to better understand illegal firearm trafficking by analyzing the payment systems financing the transactions. The effort will be led by the Center on Crime and Community Resilience at Northeastern University and the University of Chicago Crime Lab with contributions by multiple Consortium members.
Again, our newsletter archive is publicly available and we share the research recaps on twitter – join us! Please tag us in your tweets or email us your updates so we can amplify and highlight the gun violence prevention work you’re doing. This month’s research recap is below.
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Betz ME, Knoepke CE, Simpson S, Siry BJ, Clement A, Saunders T, Johnson R, Azrael D, Boudreaux ED, Omeragic F, Adams LM, Almond S, Juarez-Colunga E, & Matlock DD. (2020). An interactive web-based lethal means safety decision aid for suicidal adults (Lock to Live): Pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research.
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Croitoru A, Kien S, Mahabir R, Radzikowski J, Crooks A, Schuchard R, Begay T, Lee A, Bettios A, & Stefanidis A. (2020). Responses to mass shooting events. Criminology and Public Policy.
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