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Sep 16, 2026

Describing Neighborhood-Level Disparities in Pediatric Firearm Injuries

The authors conduct a ZIP code level analysis of pediatric firearm injuries and deaths across the United States and their correlation with a range of neighborhood and state-level factors.
Commentary

Sep 11, 2026

The Recent Rise of Women Gun Owners

In recent years, women made up almost half of all new gun owners, a striking shift from the historical norm, when women accounted for about a quarter of them. And the uptick is widespread across geographic and demographic subgroups.
Research

Aug 14, 2026

Illegal Firearms Markets: Transaction Patterns, Evolving Sources, and Importance in Criminal Misuse

This article examines illegal firearms markets in the United States, analyzing transaction patterns, the diversion of guns from legal commerce to criminal use, cross-border trafficking, and privately made firearms.
Research

Aug 3, 2026

State Laws Restricting Concealed Handguns in Sensitive Places: 2024 Landscape

The aim of this work is develop what the authors believe to be the first comprehensive dataset of state-level legislated concealed handgun place-based restrictions in the United States.
Research

May 11, 2026

Disparities in the Prevalence and Reporting of Civilian Justifiable Firearm Homicide

This cross-sectional study comparing two national homicide datasets found that the FBI is more likely than the CDC to code Black decedents as justifiably killed, raising concerns about racial bias in firearm data.
Article

Mar 30, 2026

The Impact of Firearm Violence in Black Communities

Firearm violence occurs disproportionately in Black communities. This review of articles focuses on the impact of such violence; it is clear that increases in firearm violence are associated with adverse outcomes.
Research

Mar 30, 2026

The Impact of Firearm Violence in Black Communities

Firearm violence occurs disproportionately in Black communities. This review of articles focuses on the impact of such violence; it is clear that increases in firearm violence are associated with adverse outcomes.
Research

Mar 18, 2026

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Fatal Police Shootings: Variation Across U.S. States and the Role of Firearm Ownership

This article characterizes state-level fatal police shooting rates and racial/ethnic disparities in those rates, and tests whether firearm ownership rates are associated with these outcomes.
Research

Mar 9, 2026

Challenges and Prospects for Estimating Joint Effects of Gun Policies

Studying the combined effects of multiple gun policies can be difficult because of data and measurement challenges. The authors of this report examine the assumptions and challenges of contemporary approaches.
Article

Mar 9, 2026

Challenges and Prospects for Estimating Joint Effects of Gun Policies

Studying the combined effects of multiple gun policies can be difficult because of data and measurement challenges. This essay examines the assumptions and challenges of contemporary approaches.
Article

Jan 29, 2026

Mass Shootings in the United States

This essay describes approaches for defining mass shootings, estimates of mass shooting levels and trends, and summarizes the literature on mass shootings in the United States.
Jan 29, 2026

A Decade of Impact: Gun Policy in America

The Gun Policy in America initiative aimed to establish a shared set of evidence—rigorously assessed, transparently presented, and accessible to the public. Over nearly a decade, it has grown into one of the most widely used and cited sources of evidence on U.S. gun policy.

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Describing Neighborhood-Level Disparities in Pediatric Firearm Injuries

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Illegal Firearms Markets: Transaction Patterns, Evolving Sources, and Importance in Criminal Misuse

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Disparities in the Prevalence and Reporting of Civilian Justifiable Firearm Homicide

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State Firearm Law Navigator

Do State Firearm Laws Affect Racial and Ethnic Groups Differently?

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Describing Neighborhood-Level Disparities in Pediatric Firearm Injuries

The Recent Rise of Women Gun Owners

Illegal Firearms Markets: Transaction Patterns, Evolving Sources, and Importance in Criminal Misuse

State Laws Restricting Concealed Handguns in Sensitive Places: 2024 Landscape

Disparities in the Prevalence and Reporting of Civilian Justifiable Firearm Homicide

The Impact of Firearm Violence in Black Communities

The Impact of Firearm Violence in Black Communities

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Fatal Police Shootings: Variation Across U.S. States and the Role of Firearm Ownership

Challenges and Prospects for Estimating Joint Effects of Gun Policies

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Mass Shootings in the United States

A Decade of Impact: Gun Policy in America

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