Every year, 33,000 American lives are ended by a bullet. If there are evidenced-based strategies that can reduce gun violence, we must study them. A number of academics, physicians, mental health practitioners, and public health experts have studied the issue and published their findings.

Below are a series of academic research studies and publications related to strategies to reduce gun violence.

Community Distress Predicts Youth Gun Violence
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
April 2019

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Childhood Trauma Exposure and Gun Violence Risk Factors Among Victims of Gun Violence
Journal of Psychiatric Trauma
January 2019

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In the Wake of Orlando — Taking Steps against Gun Violence
New England Journal of Medicine
September 2016

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Wollschlaeger v. Governor of Florida — The First Amendment, Physician Speech, and Firearm Safety
New England Journal of Medicine
May 2016

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Focused Deterrence and the Prevention of Violent Gun Injuries: Practice, Theoretical Principles, and Scientific Evidence
Annual Review of Public Health
March 2015

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Firearm Injuries as a Public Health Issue
Journal of the American Medical Association - Internal Medicine
April 2015

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Guns, Society, and Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine
February 2015

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Implementing a Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention: The Importance of Physician Engagement
Annals of Internal Medicine
May 2013

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Preventing Gun Violence by Changing Social Norms
Journal of the American Medical Association - Internal Medicine
July 2013

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Gun Ownership and Firearm-related Deaths
The Journal of American Medicine
October 2013

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How Can Gun Violence Be Prevented? 5 Findings from APA’s New Report
American Psychological Association
December 2013