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Center for Gun Policy and Research |
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The Center monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of major gun laws, including those related to: "Saturday night special" handguns; handgun registration and licensing; child access prevention; and minimum purchase and possession age.
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The Center is committed to studying and reducing illegal firearm trafficking. The Center's work in this area focuses on the role of gun dealers, straw purchases, and firearm theft in the transfer of guns from legal to illegal markets.
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The Center studies policies and behaviors related to gun violence perpetrated by domestic violence offenders. Center research seeks to identify whether current legal practices effectively keep guns out of the hands of batterers.
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The Center studies policies and behaviors related to gun access and carrying among youth. Center research focuses on trends and prevention of youth homicide, suicide, violence, and unintentional injury by firearms.
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ResourcesThe Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research has included below, for your reference, a series of links to various agencies, organizations, and sources of information related to the work of our Center and to the field of gun violence prevention. These may include various federal, state, and local enterprises with interest in gun violence prevention from a public health perspective, as well as colleagues and contributors to the Center’s work. These site links are provided solely as a service. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research does not necessarily endorse the work of these organizations, or vouch for the accuracy of the content of their websites. Link descriptions are based on information provided by each website. | |
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