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How a Conservative-Led Australia Ended Mass Killings

Austin Ramzy Michelle Innis Patrick Boehler

December 04, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Australia

The effectiveness of Australia's gun laws is said to be skewed by its already declining gun violence. The effect is difficult to isolate but new research affirms that the decline accelerated significantly under new gun control measures.

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How the Gun Control Debate Ignores Black Lives

Lois Beckett

November 24, 2015 |

ProPublica |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

In the U.S. 200 black men are killed with guns for every 3 people killed in a mass shooting. Little federal attention is given to urban violence programs even though there exists an effective deterrence program implemented in various states.

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Forget Australia's Gun Laws. American Reform Advocates Have Their Own Island to Study.

Kevin Mahnken

November 11, 2015 |

The Trace |

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Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

Research shows that higher rates of gun ownership lead to higher rates of violent crime - countless examples in the continental United States seem to support this. But Hawaii, with some of the highest gun sale numbers in the country, has rock-bottom gun violence rates - universal background checks and the natural ocean barrier that discourages smuggling are just some of the ways they've achieved this.

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Lyons ordinance a model for commonsense gun laws

Dawn M. Turner

October 28, 2015 |

Chicago Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Lyons, Illinois

Many guns recovered from crimes in Chicago, were purchased in its suburbs. A Chicago coalition of anti-violence activists used this to file a lawsuit against Lyons, leading to stricter gun laws in the town.

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Study: New Haven's Project Longevity shows positive results

Ed Stannard

October 24, 2015 |

New Haven Register |

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Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

Project Longevity, a program aimed at reducing violence by gang and group members, has had a positive impact in reducing shootings and homicides in New Haven, according to a study by Yale University sociologists.

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With gun violence a regular occurrence in Trenton, could hospital-based intervention benefit city?

Penny Ray

October 18, 2015 |

The Trentonian |

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Response Location: United States, Trenton, New Jersey

The city of Trenton is trying to reduce gun violence. In Philadelphia, the Healing Hurt People is a hospital-based violence intervention program that employs trauma counselors to help patients suffering from gun violence.

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Black Wounds Matter

Sarah Stillman

October 15, 2015 |

The New Yorker |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Little attention is given to black men who are victims of gun violence but survive and need help. An organization in California is mobilizing all gun-violence victims to voice their opinion on criminal justice reform and support for victims.

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How Australia and Britain Tackled Gun Violence

Margaret Hartmann

October 02, 2015 |

New York Magazine |

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Response Location: Australia

The U.S. continues to resist restrictive gun laws. Australia and Britain significantly decreased mass shootings through the banning of certain guns, more restrictive permits, buyback programs, and a national firearms registration system.

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Are mass shootings preventable? These countries have tried

Euan McKirdy Paul Armstrong

October 02, 2015 |

CNN |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Finland

The U.S. continues to experience mass shootings, and many Americans deny that tightening gun laws will help. However, countries like Australia, the United Kingdom, Finland, and Norway have reduced gun violence through stricter regulations.

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Study: Low Injury Rate Shows Gun-Control Laws Work

Chad Blair

August 19, 2015 |

Honolulu Civil Beat |

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Response Location: United States, Hawaii

Hawaii is one of the states with strongest gun laws and lowest gun death rates. A study found that states with stricter gun control laws, ammo regulation, background checks, and reporting of lost firearms had the lowest injury rates.

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