Comprehensive youth violence prevention programs reduce gun violence by targeting individual, relational, community, and societal risk and protective factors. To prevent youth involvement or victimization…
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) are civil court orders, similar to domestic violence restraining orders, that temporarily prohibit individuals in crisis from gun possession. Families,…
Comprehensive background checks performed on potential firearm purchasers reduce the number of guns being diverted to the illegal gun market and increase the number of…
Targeted gun law campaigns aim to reduce illicit access to firearms by informing gun owners about local regulations surrounding gun ownership. In many of these…
Some states allow or require law enforcement officials to confiscate firearms when they are called to a scene for domestic violence. These policies can prevent…
Public education around safe storage of firearms can prevent accidental gun injuries, particularly among children. A key benefit of this approach is that gun owners…
Federal law does not regulate the number of guns a person can buy at once, but states can implement legislation that limits the number of…
The goal of public awareness campaigns targeting gun violence is to increase communities’ knowledge about specific aspects of gun-involved injury. They target the specific needs…
Investigations of denied background checks can reduce access to firearms for prohibited possessors. Research shows that people who lie on a background check when trying…
State laws typically require community members to report if their personal firearm is lost or stolen; however, many individuals do not get around to doing…
Gun tracing involves tracking the movement of a gun used in a crime from its first sale. Gun tracing helps law enforcement identify suspects and…
Gun licensing laws require that individuals who buy a gun pass a background check. Licensing laws are more stringent than laws that require a background…
State laws may require licensed dealers to keep records for a specified time period, but federal law prohibits the federal government from retaining firearm sales…
Gun buy-back programs enable law enforcement agencies to offer cash, gift certificates, or other incentives in exchange for guns. The goal of these programs is…
Destruction of forfeited firearms policies mandates that every gun acquired by law enforcement, either through voluntary surrender, recovery, or confiscation, is destroyed to reduce re-circulation.…
Consent to search and seize programs focus specifically on the parents of youth living in high-crime areas. Police go door-to-door and ask parents for their…
Comprehensive gun violence reduction strategies combine enforcement, prevention, policy, and reentry efforts to target gun violence in communities. Approaches are tailored to the specific community…
