Kerri Raissian, @uconnarms.bsky.social Director, has dedicated her professional life to researching gun violence. She was recently featured on CT Public's All Things Considered to discuss public health approaches to gun violence prevention. www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-12...

Tomorrow we will be hosting our latest On Target discussion with @aprilzeoli.bsky.social! There is still time to register at the following link: events.uconn.edu/arms-center/... We look forward to a great discussion on ERPOs!

Last week's Moving Beyond conference brought researchers & policymakers together to advance evidence-based solutions ahead of CT's 2025 legislative session. Grateful to partner with @scholars.org CT Chapter, Reps. Jaime Foster & Dominique Johnson, & @uconnarms.bsky.social Director Kerri Raissian

Concerns about police being unable to effectively counter AR-15s have motivated calls to renew the federal assault weapons ban. Complicating the logistics: The rifle’s popularity.

This week: PCGVR research collaborative publishes new study. Association of Gun Violence Reporters kicks off with webinar. PCGVR team joining CDC webinar next month. Read and subscribe for free: mailchi.mp/ibgvr/101819...

How might the Article IV Privileges and Immunities Clause shape public carry litigation and state licensing reciprocity post-Bruen? Read on for more today on the blog... firearmslaw.duke.edu/2024/12/fire...

The #BeSMART campaign promotes secure gun storage to prevent kids under 18 and other unauthorized users from accessing guns. By having conversations about secure gun storage with family, friends, & community members, we can ALL help reduce suicide and unintentional shootings by children and teens.

Our annual firearm mortality report found that someone was killed by a gun every 11 minutes in 2022. Every 11 minutes. In the United States of America. Learn more from the report: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...

Gun suicides hit a record high in 2023, accounting for 58 percent of all gun deaths that year. “Donna’s Law,” a model piece of suicide prevention legislation, offers a novel way to address this crisis: by letting people ban themselves from buying guns. It’s gaining momentum nationwide.

Hello BlueSky! Re-introducing ourselves, as we are new to this platform. The UConn Center for Advancing Research, Methods, and Scholarship in Gun Injury Prevention (ARMS) is an interdisciplinary research center that facilitates high quality, original gun injury and violence prevention scholarship.