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The Consortium for Risk-Based Firearm Policy
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GOOD AFTERNOON, CONSORTIUM MEMBERS AND FRIENDS,
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The first half of 2021 has thrown into sharp relief the need for common sense gun violence prevention policies and programs. Now at midyear, rates of interpersonal violence are rising above last year’s historic highs, and firearm purchasing continues to surge. As Americans celebrated the Fourth of July weekend, more than 180 people were killed in over 540 shootings, another painful reminder of the increasing number of Americans who live in daily fear of gun violence.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo became the first in the nation to declare a state of emergency for gun violence, calling it an epidemic that New York must face in much the same way – or better than! – it did the COVID-19 pandemic. We are hopeful that this approach follows the best available research, centers the voices and needs of impacted communities, and includes the resources they need to meaningfully address the root causes that contribute to gun violence.
Federal updates
- On June 23rd, the Biden-Harris administration announced a comprehensive strategy to prevent and respond to gun violence. The White House describes five components to the strategy: 1) stem the flow of firearms used to commit violence, including by holding rogue firearms dealers accountable for violating federal laws; 2) support local law enforcement with federal tools and resources to help address summer violent crime; 3) invest in evidence-based community violence interventions; 4) expand summer programming, employment opportunities, and other services and supports for teenagers and young adults; and 5) help formerly incarcerated individuals successfully reenter their communities.
- The Break the Cycles of Violence Act H.R. 4118 / S. 2275 was reintroduced on June 24th by Rep. Horsford, Sen. Booker with dozens of co-sponsors. This bill would require HHS to invest $5 billion in grants over eight years to community-based violence intervention and prevention initiatives, and it would create a national office of community violence intervention to provide technical assistance to grantees funded through the program. This bill will also invest $1.5 billion in grants to support job training programs for youth in communities disproportionately impacted by gun violence.
New resources
- Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center’s Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program (FIPRP) has created a new interactive toolkit on three interventions for firearm injury and suicide prevention: safer storage, extreme risk protection orders, and voluntary waivers of firearm rights.
- Book chapter: Classroom Conversations About Gun Violence by Jennifer Rich in Politics, Education, and Social Problems
- Webinar recording from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence and Firearms: Restrictions, Relief, Reports, and Resources
- Webinar recording from Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, The Role of Intermediaries: How large organizations can help small nonprofits access public dollars to address violence
- Everytown’s report, Gun Violence and Community Trauma among Black Americans
- New report, A Lethal Weapon: The Filibuster as an Obstacle to Gun Violence Prevention, from Fix Our, Guns Down America, Brady United, Newtown Action Alliance, and States United to Prevent Gun Violence
- Funding opportunity:
- The University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center anticipates funding 3-6 one-year Exploratory Project awards in 2022 to projects that have the greatest potential to advance injury prevention science, including firearm injury prevention. Proposals are due August 16.
Media highlights
Upcoming events
Finally, the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence — the organization that manages and staffs the Consortium — is hiring! Please share our career opportunities with your networks.
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