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http://www.americanbar.org/groups/committees/gun_violence.html
Addressing the problem of gun violence through public education, bar activation, and legislative effort aimed at reducing gun violence. Resources include research, links, and court decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. Federal District Courts, and State Courts.
http://libguides.bellevue.edu/content.php?pid=21518&sid=152918
Resources categorized into books, e-books, video, databases, websites and organizations. Includes research tutorials.
http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=940
Publication detail of a study of 203,300 state and federal prisoners who carried a firearm during the offense for which they were serving time in 1997, including how they acquired their firearm. Includes press release, study, spreadsheet and full questionnaire.
http://bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fuo.pdf
Report of the study of 203,300 prisoners who carried a firearm during the offense for which they were serving time in 1997. Of the state prisoners, 39.6% acquired it from friends or family, 39.2% on the street/illegal source, 8.3% from a retail store, 3.8% from a pawnshop, 1.0% from a flea market, and .7% from a gun show.
http://bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fv9311.pdf
Comprehensive 28-page report on fatal and nonfatal violent crimes committed with a firearm. Statistics include profiles of offenders, victims, crimes, locations, type of firearm and how acquired.
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/165476.pdf
May 1997 report on U.S. gun ownership, acquisition, storage and uses.
http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/
National resource center for the prevention of childhood injuries and violence, offering expertise on a wide range of injury topics to state and territorial Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) programs.
http://www.cfr.org/united-states/us-gun-policy-global-comparisons/p29735
Statistical comparisons of the United States to Canada, Australia, Israel, United Kingdom, Norway and Japan.
http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/
Provides free online public access to accurate information about gun-related violence in the United States.
http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/united-states
Gun numbers, firearm homicide and crime, the impact of armed violence on health and development, gun laws and gun control in the United States. From the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/johns-hopkins-center-for-gun-policy-and-research/
Dedicated to reducing gun-related injuries and deaths through the application of strong research methods and public health principles. Provides research, publications, education, and resources.
http://journalistsresource.org/tag/guns
Research roundups on various gun-related topics and events in the news, from Harvard's Shorenstein Center.
http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp
Information about guns and gun control through studies, statistics, and published facts.
https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Topics/Topic.aspx?topicid=87
Provides information related to gun violence including Q&As, publications, CrimeSolutions.gov programs, and other resources. From the National Criminal Justice Reference Service.
https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Topics/Topic.aspx?topicid=80
Provides information related to weapons violations including background checks, straw purchases and stolen firearms. From the National Criminal Justice Reference Service.
https://www.ncjrs.gov/yviolence/
Special Feature contains links to publications and resources related to different aspects of youth violence. From the National Criminal Justice Reference Service.
http://www.pbs.org/now/classroom/gun.html
High school lesson plan on the 2nd Amendment debate in the United States.
http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/reports/gun-control-united-states
April 2000 report was the first comprehensive state-by-state look at the gun laws in the United States. From the Open Society Foundations (OSF).
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2013/apr/26/special-report-examining-state-gun-research/
Explains why and how the NRA virtually shut down all federally sponsored research on guns and gun violence after 1994. Includes extensive list of sources.
http://www.poynter.org/2012/what-journalists-need-to-know-about-guns-and-gun-control/182059/
Basic primer provides gun and ammunition terminology, federal laws, statistics, the history of gun control efforts since 1791, and online resources.
http://votesmart.org/issues/NA/37
Provides information on key votes in Congress, public statements by the White House, interest group ratings of the president, and state ballot measures.
http://proquest.libguides.com/gun_control
Selected bibliography for current events research includes statistics,legislation, hearings, reports and documents.
http://proquest.libguides.com/content.php?pid=143965
LibGuide providing a selected bibliography for current events research.
http://library.ship.edu/c.php?g=21651&p=126893
LibGuide contains resources related to issues of gun control, weapons bans, and justice.
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/vprp/
Addressing the causes, nature, and prevention of violence with a current emphasis on the prediction of criminal behavior, the effectiveness of waiting period/background check programs for prospective purchasers of firearms, and the determinants of firearm violence. Provides publications, references and resources.
http://guides.library.illinois.edu/friendly.php?s=guncontrol
An Undergraduate Library Subject Guide providing suggested resources and other information for beginning research on the topic of Gun Control. Includes overview, background, statistics, organizations, and finding articles and books.
http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/GUNS/GUNINTRO.html
Tutorial designed to provide a working knowledge of the types of firearms, the types of ammunition used, the nature of injuries that can be produced in the body, and the investigative techniques employed by the forensic pathologist in assessing firearms injuries.
http://libguides.wccnet.edu/content.php?pid=448309
ide to find print and electronic resources relating to the gun control debate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_the_United_States
Crowd-sourced encyclopedia article about the current status and history of the country's gun policy and legislation.
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