News Releases

• Would-Be Purchasers of Firearms in Baltimore's Underground Gun Market Face Obstacles
  Thu, 16 April 2020
• Firearm Purchaser Licensing Laws Linked to Fewer Fatal Mass Shootings
  Wed, 12 Feb 2020
• Rifles and Shotguns Used More Often in Youth and Rural Suicides
  Mon, 10 Feb 2020
• Political TV Ads Referencing Guns Increased Eightfold Over Four Election Cycles
  Thu, 3 Feb 2020
• Majority of Americans, Including Gun Owners, Support a Variety of Gun Policies
  Mon, 9 Sept 2019
• Handgun Licensing More Effective at Reducing Gun Deaths Than Background Checks Alone
  Thu, 13 June 2019
• Survey: Majority of Current Gun Owners Support the Sale of Personalized Guns
  Mon, 10 June 2018
• Report Offers Evidence-Based Recommendations Aimed at Reducing Illinois Gun Violence 
  Thurs, 21 Feb 2019
• Baltimore Liquor Stores Linked More to Violent Crime Than Bars and Restaurants 
  Wed, 26 Sep 2018
• Handgun Purchaser Licensing Laws Linked To Fewer Firearm Homicides In Large, Urban Areas 
  Thu, 31 May 2018
• Little Difference Between Gun Owners, Non-Owners on Key Gun Policies, Survey Finds 
  Thu, 17 May 2018
• Survey: More Than Half of U.S. Gun Owners Do Not Safely Store Their Guns 
  Thu, 22 Feb 2018
• Prosecuting Background Check and Straw Purchase Violations Depends on State Law 
  Tue, 23 Jan 2018
• Daniel Webster Named First Bloomberg Professor of American Health 
  Thu, 18 Jan 2018
• Hot Spot Policing Focused on Guns Is Most Effective Strategy For Reducing Gun Violence in Baltimore, Study Finds 
  11-Jan-2018
• Study: News Stories Often Link Violence With Mental Health Illness, Even Though People With Mental Health Illness Are Rarely Violent 
  Tue, 07 Jun 2016 
• Allowing Guns on College Campuses Unlikely To Reduce Mass Shootings 
  Mon, 24 Oct 2016
• Suicide-By-Firearm Rates Shift in Two States After Changes in State Gun Laws 
  Tue, 01 Sep 2015 
• Connecticut Handgun Licensing Law Associated With 40 Percent Drop in Gun Homicides
• Large Majority of Americans—Including Gun Owners—Support Stronger Gun Safety Policies 
  Wed, 03 Jun 2015
• Gun Violence Restraining Orders: Promising Strategy to Reduce Gun Violence in the U.S. 
  Wed, 20 May 2015
• Strong Regulations on Gun Sales Prevent High-Risk Individuals from Accessing Firearms and Can Reduce Violent Crime, Study Finds 
  Wed, 18 Mar 2015 
• Almost Half of U.S. Population Lives in Jurisdictions that Strengthened Gun Laws in 2013 
  Fri, 07 Mar 2014
• Repeal of Missouri's Background Check Law Associated with Increase in State's Murders 
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014
• Johns Hopkins Faculty Contribute to New Report: “Guns, Public Health and Mental Illness: An Evidence Based Approach for State Policy” 
  Mon, 02 Dec 2013
• 93% of Homicides of U.S. Law Enforcement Officers Result from Firearms 
  Thu, 30 May 2013 
• Majority of Americans Support Dozens of Policies to Strengthen U.S. Gun Laws 
  Mon, 28 Jan 2013
• Gun Policy Summit Recommendations 
  Tue, 15 Jan 2013
• Experts to Share Research, Proposals to Improve Federal Gun Laws 
  Mon, 07 Jan 2013