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Today in Armed with Reason’s #gvpanorama — As this comprehensive article from Health Affairs explains, we must continue to support the creation of an integrated, modernized data infrastructure to help combat America's gun violence epidemic. #GVP #gunviolenceawareness CDC #PublicHealth

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This week in Armed with Reason’s #fridayfinds @krisbrown.bradyunited.org @thetrace.org @northwellhealth.bsky.social @momsdemand.bsky.social @josephsakran.bsky.social @gunsdownamerica.bsky.social …and more… #gunviolenceprevention #gunviolencepreventionnews #gvp armedwithreason.substack.com

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As proposed, the National Concealed Carry Reciprocity legislation currently pending before Congress would create a national system of permitless carry, which would undermine numerous state laws and law enforcement, enshrine irresponsible gun carrying as the standard, and cost lives. View the facts:

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GVPedia’s new Fact Sheet outlines why Concealed Carry Reciprocity is a terrible, and unpopular, idea. “Permitless Carry would become the de-facto rule nationwide, meaning states with stronger laws would have their laws superseded by states with no standards.” #armedwithfacts

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We are proud to share our 2024 Annual Report, highlighting the impactful work we’ve done to combat disinformation surrounding gun violence. This past year, we have further strengthened our efforts to promote truth and empower communities. #gunviolenceawareness #disinformation #GVP

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Yesterday GVPedia released a Factsheet about the Federally Mandated Concealed Carry Reciprocity bill currently gaining traction in Congress. Part of that analysis was updating a study that we conducted a few years ago on Permitless Carry. 1/2

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"The survey found widespread support for stronger regulations and programs to reduce gun violence. But talk is cheap." ICYMI: Valuing the Benefits of Reducing Firearm Violence in the U.S. -- #gunviolenceawareness #GVP #gunlaws #publicopinion #disinformation

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"Limiting the definition of mass shootings to include only those with a high death count and a shooter intent on 'indiscriminate slaughter' plays into the hands of a gun lobby intent on minimizing the deadly impact of the 'guns everywhere' approach to policy."

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This Week in Armed With Reason’s #FridayFinds @chrismurphyct.bsky.social #ogvp @jhucgvs.bsky.social #parkland #marjoriestonedouglas #annemariehochhalter Catch up on this news and more at armedwithreason.substack.com

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Today’s #ThrowbackThursday at armedwithreason.substack.com Considering the sudden and curious aggression from the Trump administration, it seems Canada should be the ones who are mad at us when it comes to gun trafficking. -link in bio and story-

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Our colleague Andrew Goddard wrote a new piece for us that sprung from a simple question: Does the Second Amendment need protecting, and if so from what? #secondamendment #gunviolenceawareness #billofrights #ICYMI

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Join us this Thursday!! #gunviolenceawareness #GVP armedwithreason.substack.com

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Despite the depth of grim statistics compiled in this piece from @giffords.org , there is hope offered via legislative ideas and support for community violence intervention programs. #gunviolenceawareness #gunviolenceprevention #BlackHistoryMonth #gvpanorama #communityviolenceintervention

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Anne Marie Hochhalter, who was paralyzed during the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School has died from complications from the medical issues she suffered from the shooting.

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A national survey conducted by AP/NORC asked a cross section of American adults whether they thought gun violence was a serious problem in their communities. #gunviolenceawareness #GVP #gunlaws #safercommunities

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#GVP #2A I was honored to contribute to the latest issue of The Hollow Point. I highly recommend this online journal to those interested in gun violence prevention and reducing civilian arms proliferation in the United States.

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Today in #FridayFinds at armedwithreason.substack.com #gunviolenceprevention #gunviolencepreventionnews

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7 years go and it seems like a lifetime has passed and like it was just yesterday still. Please remember that in every single on of these shootings the victims are human beings with families, friends and loved ones. They are not numbers. Time passes but the pain doesn't.

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Next Thursday, February 20, GVPedia will be presenting our first Open Office Hours! This will be a monthly, virtual Zoom gathering where GVPedia president Devin Hughes will take questions from attendees and touch on hot topics in gun violence prevention. #gunviolenceawareness #GVP #OpenOfficeHours

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"If we want to stop the avalanche of illegal guns on American streets, the answer is stronger gun laws north of the border, not criminalizing people fleeing violence who are desperate to enter our country." #guntrafficking #misinformation #gunviolenceawareness #GVP #PLCAA #gunlobby #immigration

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Last week, @govkathyhochul.bsky.social announced a $20.7 million investment in community outreach programs that reduce and prevent gun violence across 14 communities. The funding will go a long way in supporting New Yorkers and saving lives.

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“The biggest threat to lawful firearms ownership in America has nothing whatsoever to do with the Second Amendment, or whatever twisted interpretation of it is currently in vogue.” #secondamendment #GVP #gunviolenceawareness #trumpexecutiveorders #billofrights #FirehoseOfFalsehood #Constitution

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Stylists and clients at two Philadelphia beauty salons spoke to The Trace’s Afea Tucker about how the city’s decline in homicides has translated into real life. “The additional police presence helps,” one person said, “but overall more people are out and there is a growing sense of community.”

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As the article below from Penn Medicine News explains, “racial disparities from fatal firearm injuries are well established, but data is limited in explaining the racial breakdown of nonfatal injuries.”

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When our next project launches soon, Philadelphia journalists will have free and swift mobile access to a new directory of community-based expert sources including gun violence survivors, co-victims and other impacted individuals.

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In a new executive order, President Donald Trump directed the attorney general to review several of President Joe Biden’s gun violence reduction efforts, including ghost gun regulations, expanded background checks on gun sales, and tougher oversight of lawbreaking gun dealers.

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Head on over to armedwithreason.substack.comfor this week’s stories from the world of gun violence prevention and more… @everytown.bsky.social #campusrisbergska @hercampus.bsky.social @jhucgvs.bsky.social #scotus #whitehouseogvp46 @thetrace.org

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When the Super Bowl kicks off in New Orleans on Sunday, coolers will be banned in the nearby French Quarter. But guns can be carried freely, both openly and concealed. How the city is trying to prevent violence in the age of permitless carry:

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ERPO laws, active in 21 states + DC, show promise in reducing suicide and mass violence risks. “This tool is designed to give people action in these times of crisis, to avoid these foreseeable harms from happening,” Center Law & Policy Advisor, Tim Carey told @whyy.org. whyy.org/articles/pen...

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Just more than two weeks: "Since the Office of Gun Violence Prevention shut down on Jan. 20, the U.S. has experienced 14 different mass shootings, leaving 12 dead and 60 injured total, according to the Gun Violence Archives."

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‘GUAC’ at Woolly Mammoth Uses Art to Advocate for Gun Reform georgetowner.com/articles/202...

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#GVP New survey of #TEXANS by the UH School of Public Affairs: 85% of Texans (incl 78% of Republicans) support raising the age to 21 to buy semiautomatic rifles 89% support background checks on all gun sales, incl. 84% of Republicans 88% support extreme risk protection orders (red flag laws)

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An intense piece about one Black man’s personal survivor story of repeated experiences with gun violence while growing up — and a warning against the normalization of such violence in Black communities. #BlackHistoryMonth #gunviolenceawareness #GVP #survivor #blackcommunities

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"Instead of minimizing the evidence of our nation’s gun violence epidemic… we should elevate transparency and education." #gunviolenceawareness #GVP @bostonglobe.com #mythbusting #MassShooting #ICYMI

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Join us with tulogancenter.bsky.social Tuesday at NYU's Carter Journalism Institute for a free screening and conversation on harmful gun violence reporting narratives and recommendations from the survivor community: www.pcgvr.org/wp-content/u...

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…crime has, for the most part, gone down nationally since the ostensible “end” of the COVID-19 pandemic around the end of 2021. Of course that reality varies on a city-by-city basis, and today’s GVPanorama is a dive into the numbers, particularly concerning gun violence. @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social

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In at least 22 states and America at large, more children and teens die from gun violence than in car accidents. Congress enacted commonsense safety measures to reduce fatalities on our roads. They must take this same approach to combat gun violence.

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"Screening for Patient Firearm Access Among Mental Health Care Clinicians." #Who, #What, #When, and #HowOften 📷Read the full paper here ➡️https://bit.ly/4jNhX22\

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Nine-year-old Yasin Morrison was shot and killed as he was getting out of his father’s car for a visit with his grandparents. "It happened in front of our house. We're never going to be able to look at going outside the same way,” said Yasin’s grandmother.

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An innocent bystander was shot and killed on Friday in Selma, Alabama when an altercation in a Walmart parking lot turned deadly because of easy access to guns. The toll of gun violence in America is infuriating. Marcus Martin should still be here.

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…In this audio documentary —-debuted last September as part of a three-part series — “two surgeons, a nurse, and a paramedic describe the impact of seeing gun violence up close.” Today in #GVPanorama from #ArmedWithReason #thisisourlane #gunviolenceprevention @cascadepbs.bsky.social

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The DOJ has blocked access to the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Violent Crime Reduction Roadmap, which was a "one-stop-shop" to assist local jurisdictions in developing, implementing, and evaluating community gun violence prevention strategies. bja.ojp.gov/violent-crim...

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Today in #FridayFinds from armedwithreason.substack.com @northwellhealth.bsky.social @giffords.org @thetrace.org #ghostguns #gunbuyback #antiochhighschool @maxwellfrost.bsky.social @studentsdemand.bsky.social #communityviolenceintervention

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Today marks seven years since Ethan Song tragically lost his life because of an unsecured firearm. His family has kept his legacy alive through #EthansLaw (federal legislation that requires safe storage of firearms), & through honoring other causes that were important to him.

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In a new guest post, @drustevenson.bsky.social analyzes the TN Supreme Ct's recent decision interpreting whether a felon's prior conviction was for a "crime of violence" for purposes of being barred from owning guns, which could inform federal 922(g)(1) cases. firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/01/stat...

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“In light of our findings, one avenue forward is to implement strategies that enhance police officer knowledge, skills, and competencies as they pertain to child and adolescent development,” says Dylan B. Jackson, lead author of the study. Learn more: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...

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🚨BREAKING🚨 The Fifth Circuit just ruled that the federal ban on federally licensed firearm dealers selling handguns to individuals under 21 is unconstitutional. This dangerous decision will put more guns in the hands of teenagers—endangering lives. We are ready to fight back.

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