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Nov 30, 2021

The Magnitude and Sources of Disagreement Among Gun Policy Experts: Second Edition

This report describes combined results from two fieldings of a survey of gun policy experts designed to identify areas of agreement and whether disagreements stem from assumptions about the policies' effects or from differences in policy objectives.
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Nov 30, 2021

Gun Policy Expert-Opinion Tool: Comparing Insights on the Potential Effects of Policy Changes

Part of the RAND Gun Policy in America initiative, this tool allows users to explore how different combinations of gun policies might affect various outcomes in each state and nationally. The results are based on a survey of gun policy experts.
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In Search of Common Ground: Expert Judgments on Gun Policy Effects

Different communities of gun policy experts have sharply divided views on many gun policies. But are there policies for which these differences are less stark, and might such findings reveal combinations of policies that experts of every stripe could agree on? RAND researchers surveyed nearly 100 gun policy experts to try to answer these questions.
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Data-Driven Solutions for Preventing Veteran Suicide

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Suicide Prevention for U.S. Veterans: The Need for Data-Driven Solutions

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A Review of Public Data About Terrorism and Targeted Violence to Meet U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mission Needs

Researchers reviewed U.S. Department of Homeland Security data needs for countering terrorism and targeted violence and assessed the alignment between those needs and available resources. This report documents their findings and recommendations.
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Jul 29, 2021

Evaluating Baltimore's Aerial Investigation Research Pilot Program: Interim Report

This report provides interim findings on the Aerial Investigation Research pilot program, a Baltimore Police Department program in which manned aircraft equipped with cameras gathered evidence to support crime investigations.
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Apr 27, 2021

Firearm Injury Hospitalizations in America

Use this visualization to explore rates of firearm injuries in each state from 2000 to 2016, and how trends in firearm injuries differ between states.
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Apr 27, 2021

Inpatient Hospitalizations for Firearm Injury: Estimating State-Level Rates from 2000 to 2016

RAND researchers developed a database of state-level estimates of inpatient hospitalizations for firearm injury. This document describes the methods used to construct the estimates and provides technical documentation to facilitate database use.
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Mass Shootings in the United States

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Apr 15, 2021

Contemporary Issues in Gun Policy: Essays from the RAND Gun Policy in America Project

This report, part of RAND's Gun Policy in America project, presents essays that synthesize the available scientific data on topics pertinent to firearm policy in the United States, such as mass shootings and firearm and ammunition taxes.
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Apr 13, 2021

Impact on Nonfirearm Deaths of Firearm Laws Affecting Firearm Deaths: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

State gun policies that reduce firearm homicides are likely to reduce overall homicides in the state by approximately the same number. It is currently unknown whether the same holds for state gun policies that significantly reduce firearm suicides.

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