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Opinion: We analyzed 53 years of mass shooting data. Attacks aren’t just increasing, they’re getting deadlier

This opinion piece studied every mass shooting event since 1966 to characterize trends in mass shooting events in the United States over the last several decades.

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America’s Gun Culture in Charts

A BBC News article depicting a visual representation of America's gun culture via charts and infographics.

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Data from the Gun Violence Archive

Mass shooting database from the Gun Violence Archive.

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Public Safety, Mental Disorders, and Guns

Appelbaum, P. S.
JAMA Psychiatry,

This paper examines the relationship between mental illness and gun violence.

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Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Politics of American Firearms

Metzl, J. M., & MacLeish, K. T.
American Journal of Public Health, 2015

This paper examines the relationship amongst mental illness, mass shootings, and cultural stereotypes regarding those with psychiatric illnesses.

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How To Stop Mass Shootings

Wintemute, G. J.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2018

This article details policy changes that can be implemented to reduce the burden of mass shootings in the United States.

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Issue 25: More than Mass Shootings: Gun Violence Narratives in California News

Marvel, D., Mejia, P., Nixon, L., et al.
Berkeley Media Studies Group, 2018

This study examined California newspaper articles to understand narratives around different types of gun violence incidents between 2016 and 2017.

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Extreme Risk Protection Orders Intended to Prevent Mass Shootings: A Case Series

Wintemute, G.J., Pear, V.A., Schleimer, J.P., et al.
Annals of Internal Medicine., 2019.

This case series examines several individual situations where extreme risk protection orders were used to prevent mass shootings.

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WV-100-INFO How Do I Get an Order to Prohibit Workplace Violence?

Information pertaining to a request for a workplace violence protective order.

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CH-100-INFO Can a Civil Harassment Restraining Order Help Me?

Information pertaining to a request for a civil harassment restraining order.

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EA-100-INFO Can a Restraining Order to Prevent Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse Help Me?

Information pertaining to a request for an elder or dependent adult abuse restraining order.

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Abuse & Harassment

Navigate to information and resources, categorized by the type of abuse: domestic violence, elder and dependent adult abuse, civil harassment, and workplace violence.

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